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Consistency is the key to your dogs success

Consistency is the hardest part of dog training. A dog that has good obedience doesn’t always have good household manners unless you teach them. And you need to teach them…

2023 in Review

Our 2023 Year in Review We’ve been blessed to work with so many fabulous owners and their dogs this year. Nothing gives me more joy than helping owners connect with…

Creating Healthy Habits for you and your dog

In order to create healthy habits with your dog, you need to begin by loving yourself. Once you have a positive image of yourself, you will project that to your…

Preparing your dog for boarding

Most people have to board their dog at some point over the course of their lifetime. It may be for 1 or 2 nights for medical procedures or longer time…

Mind Over Mutt

I just read a great facebook post from MacRae Sheepdogs about how your successes are tied to your mindset. I believe that is true. Professional athletes train long hard hours…

Explaining Step by Step dog training methods

The definition of successive approximations is “a method of shaping operant behavior by reinforcing responses similar to the desired behavior”. That is a lot of fancy words. If we apply…

No Look, No Talk, No Touch

I just want to take a few minutes to emphasize proper etiquette when meeting dogs in public. The first and best option is to Leave them alone – leave their…

Lifestyle changes in 2023

I love the beginning of the year. For me, it is a chance to reflect on the previous year and think about all the dogs and owners I met.  I’ve…

12 Reasons I am grateful this year

12 Reasons I am grateful this year I am thankful for my amazing clients that put time, effort and money into helping their best friend be the best dog possible.…