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Feb 06
What is a service dog?
There can be confusion for many people on what is a service dog and even more the difference between another couple of terms related to dogs, like a therapy dog and an emotional support dog. Regardless of the confusion there are distinct differences that I want to discuss here. A Service Dog is a dog …
Jan 14
Responsible Dog Ownership
Recently I heard a group of dog trainers having a discussion on what they thought was a responsible dog owner. They talked about many facets of owning a dog and what they have seen from dog owners in relation to the behavior issues they help overcome. Now of course there were some very good professional …
Apr 24
Why E-Collars?
After training for almost 8 years now and using a variety of training tools, I have found that the e-collar has been the tool that has provided my clients and their dogs with the fastest, most reliable results in obedience training. It is quite possibly the most flexible training tool I have ever used. I …
Feb 26
Signs of a Good Dog Breeder
As a dog trainer I work with all kinds of dogs, both purebreds and mixed breeds. All of them are highly intelligent and all of them are beautiful to me. But every owner has their reasons for getting the type of dog they do – some have sentimental reasons like their family has always owned …
Jan 23
Crate Training
One of the biggest concerns I discuss with dog owners is how to introduce the crate properly. The first thing that I usually find out in talking with owners is that they are conflicted about even using one. Most people still see them as a form of punishment or view them as being cruel that …
Jan 08
Introducing Dogs To One Another
The Introduction As a trainer I am often asked, ” What is the best way to introduce dogs?” First, I usually point out that not all dogs will get along. I think most people are in disbelief when I say that! But in my opinion and in my experience, this is true. When you want …
Jan 08
She helps the owner gain confidence
My dog, Cooper and I just finished our Top Notch training with Heather. I am so pleased with the results. When we first brought Cooper home to live with us we were worried we might have taken on more than we could handle. He was literally eating the furniture. Read more …
Dec 05
The Two Most Important Obedience Commands
The two most important commands you can teach your dog are a solid Place Command and a reliable Recall Command. Sure, all of the commands you might learn in an obedience training program are important because ultimately all of the training is helping you to communicate better with your dog. The Place and Recall commands, …
Nov 06
Why a Raw Diet?
When I considered feeding my dogs a raw natural diet, I was just learning about such a diet from a continuing education course I took in Virginia from a world renowned pet nutritionist named Wendy Volhard. Back then I, like most people, was feeding my dogs a dry kibble, so considering a raw diet was …
Oct 24
Rescue Success!
Keet’s Background One of Dog-Gone Capable’s favorite success stories is about a dog named Keet. Keet is a male Pit bull mix about 2 years of age. When we met Keet, he was in a foster home in Ashland, Ohio and had been there for quite some time. He was originally rescued by Fido’s Companion in …
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