Safety Precautions – Inside and Outside the Home By Mark S.|2022-08-12T17:03:53-04:00November 21st, 2011|Dog Care Tips| With all the everyday things that humans come into contact, such as certain foods and common household products. Many can be toxic to your dog or puppy so be sure to take necessary safety precautions. Read More Comments Off on Safety Precautions – Inside and Outside the Home
The Sport of Dog Agility By Mark S.|2022-08-12T17:04:29-04:00November 18th, 2011|Agility Classes, Dog Training Classes| Dog Agility is an international sport. Direct your dog through an obstacle course in a race against the clock to measure accuracy and completion. Neither the dog nor obstacles can be touched by the handler. Consequently the handler's controls are limited to voice, movement, and various body signals, requiring exceptional training of the animal and coordination of the handler. Read More Comments Off on The Sport of Dog Agility
Private Education Lessons for Your Dog By Mark S.|2022-08-12T17:05:01-04:00November 16th, 2011|Dog Training Classes| Are you afraid of a commitment to a six week class? Are your dog's behavioral issues targeted to one specific area? Maybe you and your dog would just prefer a more intimate one-on-one training session? Look into private lessons for your canine friend. This is perfect if you always have a busy schedule. Realistic training goals personalized around your schedule. Read More Comments Off on Private Education Lessons for Your Dog
The Different Competition Classes in Agility By Mark S.|2022-08-12T17:05:15-04:00November 14th, 2011|Agility Classes, Dog Care Tips, Dog Training Classes, Private Lessons| Courses are designed by their own judges. They can also select from previously designed courses by using the rules of whom ever the funding organization. The course is laid out within a large area, with necessary distances between obstacles. Each class decides which dogs are worthy adversaries of achieving titles and how each task must be performed, but they all posses multiple similarities. Read More Comments Off on The Different Competition Classes in Agility
Tips to Tricks For Your Pup (Part 2) By Mark S.|2022-08-12T17:05:26-04:00November 11th, 2011|Dog Care Tips| Sometimes a dog will have trouble learning a new trick. For example, not all dogs can learn to fetch. Some dogs have more instinct (they are born with it) than others when it comes to carrying things in their mouths. Roll over is difficult if your dog is dominant. Dominant dogs often don't like to expose their belly so roll over could be a challenge. If you've tried hard to teach your dog a trick and he can't learn it, give him a break and choose another trick that's easier. Read More Comments Off on Tips to Tricks For Your Pup (Part 2)
Tips to Tricks For Your Pup (Part 1) By Mark S.|2022-08-12T17:05:50-04:00November 9th, 2011|Dog Care Tips| Tricks help your dog to learn. If your dog can learn tricks, then it can learn obedience and good manners. Go ahead...have some fun and teach your dog a new trick! The best way to teach your dog a trick, is to make it fun. Use praise and small treats to reward your dog. Practice Read More Comments Off on Tips to Tricks For Your Pup (Part 1)
How to Teach Your Dog to Play Fetch? By Mark S.|2022-08-12T17:06:03-04:00November 7th, 2011|Dog Care Tips| Fetch is a game we take for granted. Yet fetch is the most perfect of all dog games. It's easy to learn. It's easy to do. Fetch is great exercise for your dog (even exercise for you, if you walk or jog to a park to play). Most important, fetch is all about give and Read More Comments Off on How to Teach Your Dog to Play Fetch?
Building Your Puppy’s Character By Mark S.|2022-08-12T17:06:16-04:00November 4th, 2011|Dog Care Tips| What are the benefits? When you acquire a new puppy, what you do, or don't do, can make a huge difference in the way the puppy turns out. Confident and happy adult dogs don't just happen but are the product of good decisions and correct treatment from birth. When pups are young, they learn so Read More Comments Off on Building Your Puppy’s Character
How to introduce your dog to a new cat By Mark S.|2022-08-12T17:06:50-04:00November 2nd, 2011|Dog Care Tips| What’s this rivalry all about? Dogs that haven’t been raised with cats usually see them not as friends, but as prey. Cats that are unfamiliar with dogs are usually afraid and intimidated by them. They are two different animals with two different distinctive personalities. Be aware that nature designed canines to be predators. How do Read More Comments Off on How to introduce your dog to a new cat
Could Your Puppy Become A Service Dog? By Mark S.|2022-08-12T17:07:00-04:00October 31st, 2011|Dog Training Classes, Private Lessons| Who can benefit from a service dog? The ADA defines a service animal as any signal dog, guide dog, or any other animal trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability. Remember, a Service dog is not a pet. If you are not disabled, then your pet cannot become a service dog unless Read More Comments Off on Could Your Puppy Become A Service Dog?