Luna’s Life, a Dog and a Trainer… 5/14/207
OK as we talked last time training fearful dogs can be exciting, challenging and very rewarding but this week has brought on a new challenge. As we continue to improve and gain confidence with Ms. Luna, she is also now becoming a little “bratty” ……
Luna’s Life… A Dog and A Trainer 4/30/17
OK so first off life got crazy and well I forgot a weeks’ worth of blog…. So, this one will be a little longer than a regular one. There will be a Part 1 and Part 2. In the first part, we will go over…
Luna’s Life… A Dog and A Trainer 4/16/2017
Hey there folks, another week down in the life of Luna and again this week had tons of improvements but on the taking food from strangers front we are still working… Same on the occasional startle growl and run away, which normally happens when parked…
Luna’s Life… A Dog and A Trainer 4/9/2017
This was a great week!!! Is she cured? NO, but there were tons of tiny improvements this week. Again please don’t focus on the improvements, instead focus on the frequency and consistency of me (or someone else) working with Luna. If you want to attempt…
Luna’s Life… A Dog And A Trainer 4/2/2107
OK so this week we added lots of new stuff, worked on some of our every week stuff and hopefully learned to just chill out from time to time… We started Doggy Daycare with a facility I have known and trusted for almost 10…
Luna’s Life… A Dog and A Trainer 3/26/2017
Progress has been slower this week… It is becoming apparent that cars and people other than the ones she sees regularly are going to be the toughest hurdles to clear for Miss Luna. That being said we had many ups and a few downs…
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 3/6/17
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…
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…
