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Inspired by Dogs & Nature
As a professional dog trainer for over 30 years, I offer advice, experience and know-how on dogs – their management, training, and care. Here, I will also share information about Service Dogs.
I’ve been working with a handful of four month old puppies on some very basic service dog training tasks. A couple of the puppies are very keen and I have decided to teach them scent discrimination. This task can be used to alert to… Continue Reading “Early Scent Discrimination Training”
Nellie has come to us for a three week Board & Train program. She’s a kind and loving dog with a fairly serious pulling issue. If fact, Robert said that Nellie is a stronger puller than several 200+ pound Mastiffs that we’ve had in… Continue Reading “Nellie – Labrador Retriever”
Over the past couple of months, I’ve been busy moving our three business websites to WordPress, where editing and uploading is far easier than the old way I was doing it by creating htm files in one software and uploading them to the host… Continue Reading “Bringing things together”
If I offered advice to parents about how to raise their kids (which I don’t) I would suggest this same common sense advice because I see parents placating their kids quite often. It doesn’t work. The most important line on the above image is… Continue Reading “Don’t Placate – Educate”
I recently did a search for “what is the right breed of dog for me?” Topping the list were a few dog food companies’ sites that offer a Breed Selector designed to help match an individual with the perfect pooch. The first one I… Continue Reading “How to Choose Your New Dog”
One of my favorite subjects – dogs. These are all watercolor paintings. Border Collie at Rest – but still paying attention, which is truly a defining characteristic of the breed. Sitting Border Collie Old English Sheepdog French Bulldog Airedale Terrier Australian Shepherd
Ivy, a Golden Retriever, is with us for Custom Service Dog Training. She will soon be partnered with a young, disabled child. Because he’s quite young, his parents will be instructed on how to handle Ivy as a fully functioning Service Dog. They will… Continue Reading “Ivy: Service Dog In Training”
The human ego influences our perception of the world, including how we interpret our pet dog’s behavior. One of my biggest pet peeves (no pun intended) is the act of SHAMING a dog. You’ve seen it. Rob comes home to a dog that has… Continue Reading “A Salute”
I have a wonderful, 12 year old dog that I’ve never trained. He doesn’t sit or down on command. Yet, he’s the most polite and relaxed dog in the house. First on the list of how to raise a great dog is MANAGEMENT. Refrain… Continue Reading “How To Raise A Good Dog”
