Summer Safety
Summer is headed our way, summer safety is important! If you haven’t visited your veterinarian lately now is a good time, it is important to do preventative care. I hope you have the best summer ever! My team and I are working on some really great products to help your furry besties live their best […]
Impulse Control
What is impulse control when talking about dogs? Well it has everything to do with your dog pausing and not acting on their emotions or behaviors. For example, if I ask my dog to “WAIT!” before going out the front door, my dog should pause and actually wait. Not push through, not bark because they […]
Building Blocks of Dog Training
Let us think of dog training as building a house we need to learn the building blocks of dog training. When building a house you need a good foundation, without that foundation your house would fall apart. So in the beginning you have to go slow, and make sure your concrete has cured before you […]
Cooperative Family Unit
I talk a lot about having a cooperative family unit. What in the world am I talking about? Instead of trying to dominate your dog, potentially making them afraid of you, you work as a team to figure out how to live together in a positive way. Let us take a new puppy and its […]
Verbal Markers
November 10, 2020 First let me say Happy 245th Birthday to all my Marine brothers and sisters! Don’t get into too much trouble tonight while celebrating! I can not stress the importance of a verbal markers enough. What is a verbal marker? Well, it marks the behavior and predicts the treat, praise and or toy. […]
Release Command
What is a release command? Well, it is the verbal cue or hand signal that lets your dog/puppy know they are done with the command. Release commands are so important! If you do not use the release command, your dog automatically thinks he/she is done after you have marked the behavior and provided the treat. […]
Potty Training Tips
Potty training tips – an important part of having a happy/healthy relationship with your new puppy. Did you know a lot of people struggle with potty training? Don’t get frustrated, you’ve got this! I will warn you… it will take time and effort on your part to be successful. Little puppies live in a big […]
Name Game
The importance of your dog’s name when it comes to a solid recall and relationship building in dog training is the Name Game. This is the very first skill I work on with ALL of my clients. We as humans have a bad habit of looking at the negative, this can be very frustrating to […]