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Jun 23
Child and Dog Interaction
According to the CDC, half of all children 12 years and under have been bitten by a dog. The majority of bites are from a familiar dog, with 79% of attacks being fatal. Of the fatal attacks, 87% happened while the children were unsupervised. Attacks on children are not breed specific; even small dogs like …
May 11
Leadership for Dogs
Why is it important to provide leadership for your dog? Dogs are pack animals and with this social structure comes the importance of knowing who’s in charge and where each dog falls into the pack hierarchy. In a wolf pack, the alpha (leader) makes all the decisions –when to hunt, when to leave the territory, …
Apr 28
Puppy Socialization
Puppy Socialization Immediately following birth, a puppy begins to learn important rules about socialization through interaction with its mom and litter. When a puppy leaves its litter at 8 weeks of age, the next 8 weeks are a critical time as lasting memories are made. Socialization begins right away and everything the puppy experiences will …
Feb 23
Puppy Mania!
Hector – 5 month old Shiapoo. After Chris and Michelle Vanderzyden of Ashland, OH contacted me about their puppy, Hector, I was excited to help them as I love working with puppies! It gives me such joy to help new puppy owners to understand puppy behavior, while lessening the overwhelming feeling that an on-the-go …
Dec 14
Maggie’s Anxiety Lessens
Dog Obedience Training for Maggie The Boxer! Maggie’s success story is one that brings a smile to my face because her difficulties are so similar to many of the dogs that I have trained. I am so proud of Peggy for following through with the obedience training. With all of the hard work she put …
Sep 30
We highly recommend her!
Let me tell you about my Great Dane Dax. He came to live with us as a pup at 8 weeks of age and we thought we could mold and train him to be like our other Danes had always been, docile, gentle and sweet. We struggled with his training. He was reluctant to obey, …
Sep 30
Best investment ever!
After ten sessions of E-Collar training over the summer, we have been loving life with my year-old hound, Josi! She can now run with me off leash. Prior to training I could barely walk her on a leash. Josi mastered outdoor recall, off leash commands, and boundaries. Everyone is always impressed by how well she …
Sep 30
We can’t thank her enough
My husband and I did ten sessions of e-collar training with our mastiff/lab/beagle mix, Luci. Before training, it was hard to enjoy having her around. She had no discipline and didn’t listen to anything we said. She jumped on anyone and everyone and I couldn’t walk her on a leash without getting dragged down the …
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