Luna’s Life… A Dog and A Trainer 3/19/17
Welcome back for another week and another blog 🙂 This week we made huge progress but the really thing I want to get across is just how much we did this week. This is usually the point in the game where clients start petering out……
Is my style, the right fit for you???
Many times, when I start working with clients, they become frustrated with the fact I don’t immediately start working on the problems they have called the office about… Dog that jump on house Guests Dog that pull-on leash Outside Dog that do not listen (Add…
Luna’s Life, a Dog and a Trainer 3/12/17
Week #2 here at the house OK many of you seem to be getting a kick out of hearing that yes even dog trainers have problems with potty training… Or more honestly that even dog trainers have issues with being consistent and frequent…
Luna’s Life, a Dog and a Trainer 3/6/17
OK so you are probably wondering how my first weekend went with Miss Luna… Well let’s start with potty training: Since Thursday 3.5 days we have had four #1 accidents and five # 2 accidents J And you expected a dog trainer to be…
Luna’s Life, a Dog and a Trainer 3/3/17
OK she is at here!!! At home… So expect a lengthy post later this weekend or on Monday about our first couple days together, or check out the Facebook page for more up to date pics and whats going on!!! But as promised, here is…
Luna’s Life, a Dog and a Trainer 3/2/17
OK like I said yesterday, when dealing with puppies’ time frames can be important to developmental stages of a dog and yes, you should follow them as closely as possible. But in the cases of some dogs like Luna, the folks that had the…
Luna’s Life, a Dog and a Trainer 3/1/17
Luna update: She is coming home Thursday the 2nd after my beginner class but here is where we are as of now 🙂 ***** Ok so as this blog series unfolds, you need to understand that some of the dog training tips are very time…
Luna’s Life, a Dog and a Trainer 2/27/17
OK so today I went to look at a puppy named Maisy, the shelter knew I was looking for a female Great Pyrenees puppy to take the place of my senior Leonberger, Leo, who was going on almost 8 and would soon have to turn…
Awesome Article on The “OLD IDEA” of Wolf Pack Theory as it Relates to Dogs
This article does a really good job of: Describing the history of how Pack Theory of wolves was introduced to dog training How the original research was flawed Why that flawed research, will not work with dogs Not to mention a pretty good explanation…
Awesome Article on Music, Stress and Dogs!!!
Many of my clients (especially those in apartments) have questions of how to help with lonely pups and barking… This in many cases has to do with stress or dogs not being used to being alone (being a normal thing). We try feeding puzzles, crates…
Best Selling Books
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Forever Home…Dog Training 101 & How to Be a Better Shelter Volunteer
$5.99Writing this book has been a challenge and a pleasure all at the same time. As I read and edit it (for what seems the 150th time), I realize it is way more than a book on how to be a great shelter volunteer. It…
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Five Steps to the Perfect Pet
$5.99 Over the past several years, I found there were five articles from my blog that became more and more popular. These five got more views, comments and results than any of my other articles. In fact, my first session with clients often focused on these...Add to cart
