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Training Tips

Puppy Training – What to Teach Your New Pup Right Away

September 11, 2009 Training Tips

8 Tips to Train Your Puppy at Home Bringing home a new puppy is incredibly exciting. Seeing your new fur baby slide around, gnaw at your fingers and trip over her paws can warm even the coldest of hearts.  But part of being a good parent is disciplining and teaching the newest member of your [...]

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Clicker or MarkerTraining For Dogs

September 1, 2009 Training Tips

How it Can Benefit You, Your Dog and Your Training. This was our third try going over the 4 straight hurdles. There were two sets. The first set was in a straight row and the second positioned in a circle.  For some reason, Timba would stall, sit and look confused. The trainer we were working [...]

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Tips on House Training Your Puppy

August 25, 2009 Training Tips

House Training Your Puppy is A Lot Easier and Simpler Than You Think I still remember first bringing Kenzie and Shelby home. They were scrawny little pups running amok in my house. Kenzie could barely walk a few steps without tripping over her long legs and large paws. Shelby would curl in this little fur [...]

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Dog Training – Family Time

August 22, 2009 Training Tips

Spending Quality Time with Your Canine Companion The first time I went over to my in-laws home and stepped outside, I looked into their neighbor’s yard to see a German Shephard chained outside of a dog house. I was warned to stay away from him because he was not “socialized”. I walked right up to [...]

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Dog Training – The Graduates Edition

August 19, 2009 Training Tips

So you graduated Puppy Preschool. With honors. Your precious companion can sit and stay with the best of them. What’s next? Training doesn’t end when class is over. Like children, puppies need a constant and consistent message to retain learned behaviors and information. This doesn’t mean you need to spend the equivalent of college tuition [...]

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Keep Your Dog Mentally Fit

August 15, 2009 Training Tips

You’ve worked your dog’s body but have you thought about his mind? If not you need only too look at your dog’s behavior to see if mental stimulation will be the answer to your prayers. Is your dog anxious? Does he dig holes all over your yard? How about your furniture? Is that safe from [...]

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Tips to Exercise Your Dog – Physically!

August 13, 2009 Training Tips

I may be in the minority but I love coming in from a good run. Don’t get me wrong, getting ready to actually go ON the run is torture but finishing, is bliss. There’s something about physical exhaustion that calms the mind and spirit for me. It makes dealing with everything so much easier. Dogs [...]

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Dog Air Travel – Come Fly with Me

August 4, 2009 Training Tips

Flying is never an easy way to travel. With tighter regulations and longer lines, the element of stress is at its peak when you choose to travel by air. And if you are taking your pet along with you on your flight well, your stress level can be overloaded if you don’t plan ahead. Air [...]

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All Aboard! Tips for Boating Safely with your Dog.

July 19, 2009 Health and Wellness

I The lure of open water beckons to some: Come, it whispers, play on these waves, dive into these depths, enjoy your lazy days, floating and frolicking in this cool comfort.  When we decide to heed its call, we prepare all the details carefully and with much glee. We think about all we will need [...]

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Stop Your Dog From Jumping Up – Sitting or on all Four To Greet You

June 13, 2009 Training Tips

Frustrated Because Your Dog Jump Up on You and Everybody Else – One of the most delightful images of puppies is when you see several fluffy and excited pups jumping all over a young child, covering her with licks to her delighted giggles.  As wonderful as that image is, it is also terrible training for [...]

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