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Word to the Wise Socialize

What can happen if you don’t and what can happen if you do? One of my biggest goals as a dog trainer is to educate the public, veterinarians and pet owners alike about the real[...]

Training Tip for Rescue Dogs – What’s in a Name?

If you just rescued a dog, it’s better to change its name to give it a really new beginning. Here’s Stormy, or at least that is what his name was when he came to us.[...]

Should I Adopt Two Dogs at Once?

Adopting Littermates Does Not Double the Fun Getting any Two Dogs at the Same Time is Not Better than Just Getting One. With any luck you are reading this before going to bring home your[...]

Fourth of July Dog Safety

The 4th of July is around the corner and it is time to review safety tips for your dog so you can both have a happy and safe Independence Day. Fireworks and parties are supposed[...]

Do No Harm – Choose a Safe Dog Trainer

Protect your dog from unsafe training like that of Petco’s dog training safety Do No Harm – Be your dog’s advocate. Try to make an improvement, but at least don’t make it worse. Do you[...]

Therapy Dogs and Service Dogs

How YOU can be of service with your dog. Being of service with your dog is not having a service dog. Lots of people want to bring their dog to help comfort other people. This[...]

DNA Tests for Dogs

DNA tests for your dog are a fun novelty that may give you all the answers and can on occasion create more questions than answers.  With the cost of some tests dropping down to just[...]

Helping Veterans

We just got great news! Pets for Vets has asked us to train another dog for a veteran in need.  We are thrilled to help out for this great cause. Keep an eye on our[...]

I thought he liked it!

We do an exercise in our group classes to get owners thinking about what their dog does and doesn’t like in terms of praise and punishment. Since we teach exclusively non confrontational and no pain[...]

Elle’s Success Story

I had a nice review posted on Yelp the other day. It is a really great success story of one client’s efforts to give her dog a new life, persistence and even of the benefits[...]

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