Love your Dog
The month of February focuses on love. You don’t have to give hearts, cards, candy or flowers, but little acts of appreciation are so important and appreciated! Take the time…
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Mindfulness with your Dog
Creating a Mindfulness Lifestyle with your Dog Mindfulness is the psychological process of purposely bringing one’s attention to experiences occurring in the present moment without judgment, which one can develop…
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Importance of Advocating for your Dog
Whether you just brought home a puppy, adopt a dog or are working with your current dog(s), it is important to advocate for them at each stage of their life.…
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Don’t let him do that!
As a dog trainer, I get a lot of phone calls about dogs jumping up, bolting out the door, not coming back when called, etc. On a number of training…
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Tips for Taking Great Dog Photos
Tips For Taking Great Dog Photos If you are like me, you LOVE to take photos of your dog. But how many of them are blurry, out of focus or…
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Benefits of a Board and Train Program
Benefits of a Board and Train Program Are you frustrated with your dog’s behavior? Having trouble with polite household manners or more serious behavior problems? Sometimes a board and train…
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Dog Trainer Qualities?
What qualities do you look for in a dog trainer? Our August blog follows last month’s topic on types of services dog trainers provide (group classes, private lessons, board and…
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Choosing the Best Training Option
Dog Trainers offer a variety of training options for their clients. Each option has its pros and cons. I am going to share the different options and outline the benefits…
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Dog Training Habits or Lifestyle-You decide
How many of you have tried to lose weight and maybe incorporate a good habit for a short time to lose a certain amount but then as soon as your…
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Training Aid Pros and Cons
Let’s talk about training aids I consider myself a balanced dog trainer so I use a balance of reinforcement and corrections when teaching a dog commands and lifestyle choices. My…
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