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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[...]

Trade in Collars for Credit

January is Train Your Dog Month and not only do we want you to train your dog, we want to encourage everyone to train with positive methods. Trade in your choke chain or prong collar[...]

Microchip Your Dog

Did you know that on average one in three pets get lost in their lifetime? Microchipping your dog increases your chances of being reunited by about 30%. It is such a simple procedure and can[...]

Get Fit With Fido

As this year comes to a close many of you will be making New Year Resolutions. Many of us aspire to start the new year with a healthy new outlook including eating right and working[...]

Do Pets Make Good Holiday Gifts?

It happens every time the Holidays roll around — people decide to give pets as gifts. But is it a wise choice? When I was in 3rd grade I hounded my parents to let me[...]

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