The dog supply industry is a gazillion-dollar business. Even though your dog doesn’t complain and for the most part he’s happy about any toy, chew, ball, bed, and the like that you bring home, it doesn’t mean that it was[…]
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THE RESET BUTTON-REBOOT-DO-OVER
Reset, Reboot, Do-over. When you’re training your puppy or adult dog, any particular individual segment of that training session, that doesn’t go smoothly can become frustrating, confusing, upsetting, agitating, and unpleasant for both of you. Let’s take a simple example.[…]
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GOING TO THE BATHROOM or GOING FOR A WALK
Go potty, go pee, go poo, let’s go out, or the latest entry Bio-Break. When your dog is taken outside because he must urinate or defecate it should be a different event than taking your dog for a walk. Most[…]
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A PROFESSIONAL DOG TRAINER
Canine training is a compilation of four components: house training, obedience training, behavior modification, and social skills. Let‘s start with house training. Taking your puppy out every hour or two may seem to be the most logical way to head[…]
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ATTRACTIVE DISTRACTIONS-How Fickle Is Your Dog?
Kids are easily distracted but we find ways to keep their attention and keep their interest by coming up with new ideas based on what we know they like. The same goes for puppies. Puppies are just simpler to work[…]
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A NEW LEASH ON LIFE
This is not about training your puppy to “heel” or not to pull, or to walk at your side and sit when you stop walking. Yes, all of that is what I teach as a professional trainer for dogs, but[…]
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