Video 1 – Tongue Flicking Tongue flicking is a little bit of a discomfort signal. In this video see if you can count how many times the English Bulldog flicks is tongue. (6 times is the answer) Click here to open the gallery. Video 2 – Adrelanin Shake Off This is a shake off. Watch ...…
YOU The Trainer in Training and Your Dog The pavement was bustling with window shoppers Holiday decorations competed with gifts in the gleaming glass windows. Children and adults alike were peering excitedly and enthusiastically at the eye catching and colorful displays. Although the crowds were jostling, everyone moved aside just a little to let the ...…
This is a time of the year that can be really hard on your dog. It has been a fun summer with people around and places to go. Now the kids are heading back to school, vacation time is done and you are going back to work. For your dog it can be an emotional ...…
Sam is a cute, charming Boxer. About four years old he got away with a lot. At home he had everyone wrapped around his “paw”. While everyone else was having fun with him, Pat was the one walking him everyday and trying to train him with basic obedience. Walking Sam was a trick and half. ...…
If your dog is not listening to you it could be because you are not important enough in his life. Don’t get me wrong. He still loves you to pieces. But the squirrel, good smelling grass, ball or the other dog across the street are far more interesting than you. Just answer the following questions: ...…
I just finish reading “The intelligence of Dogs” from Stanley Coren which I highly recommend. As many of you know, I have a German Shepherd cross and a mixed breed dog. Not sure what the breeds are but definitely some Greyhound and Lab. Timba has been with me since she was a little pup and ...…
As humans we often have a tendency to talk to much. When it comes to our dogs, for the most part they stop listening to us. They get either confused or tuned us out. We have to remember that dogs are non verbal communicators. They talk with their body and their language is made of ...…
Are you training your dog or confusing him? If you think that only French or Italian speak with their hands, think again. More is being said through the body that verbally. Often our dogs get confused, tune out or stop paying attention because they get tired trying to make sens of us. I started some ...…
Driven by their nose, dogs sense the world through smells first. In this video, Dr Alexandra Horowitz explained how dogs see and perceive the world around them. Very different from humans, man’s best friend is driven by his nose. Very interesting video that will give you some insights into your “dog’s head”…
I don’t know about you but sometimes I get so wrapped up in my life that I forget to play with my dog. I am not talking about playing with balls, tug a war or even going for a walk. I am talking really playing together, laughing and being silly. It does not have to ...…
