How to Prevent Unwanted Behaviours
Preventing Unwanted Behaviours More and more I am called for help with behaviour issues for puppy’s and rescues. Resource guarding, snapping at people, ignoring their owners, refusing to walk, the list goes on and on. As a trainer, I want to get to the root of the problem to figure out the cause of the…
To Train or Not to Train…
Is training your puppy essential to their well-being? The short answer is YES!! Imagine if you never learned to read or write, add or subtract, dress yourself or any other basic life skill. It would be hard to socialize, get a job or survive on your own. Dog’s, like people, need to learn to mature…
Dog Walking Etiquette
I live across the street from a busy park. This is not a dog park, and the park has very busy road on two sides. Since the mandated lockdowns due to COVID-19, I have witnessed some annoying and, on occasion, alarming things with dog owners. My Dog is Friendly – Your dog MAY be friendly…
Back to Work Plan for your Puppy
Many of us have been working from home for months. Our puppies and dogs have become used to having us around all the time. In most cases they have become less independent and, honestly more needy and reliant on our attention. Although we all enjoy the time with our pets, we need to ask ourselves…
Integrating a Second Dog in Your Home
When Joe Allen considered adding another dog to his canine family, he asked himself some pretty important questions. Do I have the time to devote to another dog, am I willing to train another dog and do I have the financial resources to support another pet? Joe’s resident dog, Bing, is a hound rescued from…