Kiss Dog Training New Year’s Resolutions For Puppy Owners
First off My Puppies as Gifts Rant: Let’s start with what might not be so obvious, but has been one of my all-time “Pet Peeves” when it comes to people getting new additions to their family… The Holiday season is the worst time…
An Article All Dog Owners Should Read and Understand!!!!
Many have heard me talk about socializing puppies… You may have gotten my famous 160 item checklist to complete before your pup is 20 weeks old… You have even heard me preach the importance and critical nature of working with your pup during the critical…
What to expect… Phone Calls About Aggression (at least from me)
You know the least fun part of my job is making people mad… I really do try to help people and give great customer service but it seems when I try to under promise and over deliver in regards to questions or cases involving aggression…
Great Article on Leash Reactivity/ Aggression… Can’t Wait for Part 2
This article is awesome. Great take on the reasons for leash reactivity and aggression… It makes a lot of sense and this author is going to tackle how to deal with in Part 2… Can’t wait to read and share with you folks! Click…
Be Nice to Me or Else (especially in class)….
Very interesting research that again shows the similarities between dogs and young children… It is another reason to consider the more laid back, less direct and punitive training methods… Please read and let me know what you think? Click Here for Article
Nature side of Sound Phobic Dogs…
While I always stress the Nurture side of the equation (socialization during the critical period of life) Approx 3-20 Weeks this article (from one of my favorite blogs) looks at the issue of noise phobias from a genetic/physiological standpoint and is a very interesting read….
Does your Dog Hump????
OK it might be embarrassing, it might be frustrating and I yes, it is also normal so what does it all mean? Well it could be another dog, a stuffed animal or even a human leg!!! Humping is a part of being a dog and this…
Great Post By One of My Favorite Blogs….
So the question is… “Do you need to use your dog’s name before a cue or command?” Is the name an attention getter to improve performance? Is the name a distraction that will confuse the dog? or Is the name irrelevant and has…
Need Help With Getting Your Dog to Come When Called?
Need Help With Getting Your Dog to Come When Called? We Can Help With That…. We Wrote a Book 🙂 Click Here to Buy the Book!!! Here is an excerpt from the Book…. Okay, please don’t misunderstand me. I am not…
Next 9 days I am at Boy Scout Camp with the boys!!!!
Once again thanks to all my clients for allowing me the time to spend with the boys at summer camp… As mentioned before I will be checking email, text and Facebook daily (hopefully) 🙂 But before you get to jealous here are my 5 star…
