Dog Training and Related News

From the dog’s point of view…

When I was a child my parents and I would go to Italy on vacation and spend the days at the beach. My parents were older and did not have…

The origin of nuisance behavior

the birth of nuisance behavior I am so proud to present my first collaboration with the immensely talented Lili Chin http://lilichin.com/ The problem presented in this story line is all…

Medical Emergency!

not feeling well Medical emergencies notoriously happen in the middle of the night or on the weekend. 1)     Know your dog: take your dog’s temperature when he is healthy. A…

Georgie: the blind rescue pointer

Recently rescued German ShorthairPointer Today we started to master walking up a flight of stairs! Georgie was scared but he made it. Then he wanted to do it all over…

Sit/Stay

Sit/Stay is harder when the trainer is jumping around! Good job, little Will!

Don’t hesitate to be protective of your puppy

I like Brenda Aloff a lot. http://brendaaloff.com/ I particularly like that she implements a lot of impulse control exercises in her early puppy training. It is an aspect that is…

Plenty in Life is Free

http://www.amazon.com/Plenty-Life-Is-Free-Reflections/dp/1617810649/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334581593&sr=8-1 Have you come across this senario: You are walking down the street and you ask your dog to perform some kind of task, for instance: sit and give paw…