The Place for Professional Dog Training

By |2022-08-12T16:45:20-04:00October 29th, 2014|Dog Training Classes, Obedience Classes|

Few things are cuter than watching a puppy as it slowly figures out the world around it. They are soft and cuddly, and they can be very affectionate toward their owners. And the joy that they bring can bring with it an equal amount of satisfaction when that puppy grows into a well-behaved adult canine

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How to Make Sure Your Dog Won’t Eat Your Dinner

By |2022-08-12T16:48:25-04:00November 19th, 2012|Dog Care Tips, Dog Training Classes, Obedience Classes|

The majority of dog owners have experienced their animal begging at the dinner table. No matter how much you love your puppy, this is a behavior, which you just shouldn’t tolerate. Especially if you have guests over, then your dog should be calm and leave everyone be during their meal. There’s a lot said about

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Teach your puppy to alert you when it needs to go outside

By |2022-08-12T16:48:37-04:00November 12th, 2012|Dog Care Tips, Dog Training Classes, Obedience Classes|

Living with your owner as a puppy can be quite difficult in the early learning stages of their development. The first of many live lessons for your puppy is not to relieve itself inside the house. Then of course your puppy lacks the ability to explain to you in plain english that it needs to

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Games To Play with Your Dog that are Both Fun and Promote Obedience

By |2022-08-12T16:49:22-04:00October 22nd, 2012|Dog Care Tips, Dog Training Classes, Obedience Classes|

Getting Ready for Training: There are loads of obedience games you can play with your canine companion, and many of them incorporate visual and audible cues. Here are a couple great classics that are tried and proven to be useful. This collection of great games offers a wonderful chance to train at the same time

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Recognizing Dominant Alpha Dog Behaviors

By |2022-08-12T16:49:51-04:00February 11th, 2012|Dog Care Tips, Dog Training Classes, Obedience Classes|

Besides the obvious guarding, growling and biting many dogs display a variety of dominant behaviors that commonly go unrecognized by their owners. Very rarely will a dog display his highest level of dominance overnight. There are usually signs leading up to it over course of a few years.

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Dog Training with Positive Reinforcement

By |2022-08-12T16:53:39-04:00February 3rd, 2012|Dog Training Classes, Obedience Classes|

Positive reinforcement dog training is a friendly method of teaching your dog to perform behaviors using dog food, treats and other positive actions in the form of a reward. Rewarding appropriate dog behavior makes that behavior more likely to become a future re-occurrence.

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Tips for Avoiding Common Dog Training Mistakes (Part 2)

By |2022-08-12T16:54:27-04:00January 30th, 2012|Dog Care Tips, Dog Training Classes, Obedience Classes|

Allowing your dog to beg is a common mistake. A dog that has never received food from you when you are eating at the table will no longer continue to beg. He might try it once or twice early on in your relationship. With consistent "no’s” and "go lay down" commands will quickly discourage him from further attempts.

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