Archive for the ‘Exercise’ Category

 

Benjamin Franklin’s Dog Training Secret

Saturday night my sweetie tells me that we
are going to her folk’s house for her Father’s
birthday.
“No problemo,” I tell her and off we go. I was
not expecting to walk through the door and get
attacked – not by a dog, by a person.
The person was Rachael’s cousin’s wife, Mary Ann.
Ryan, her cousin, [...]

Leash Walking Nightmares

A few weeks back I met with a nice couple to help them with their eight month old labra-doodle.
As we were going through some leash walking exercises the wife turned to me and said:
“You make this all look so easy.”
I had to suppress a chuckle as I thought back on all the times I [...]

More Popular Than The Dog Whisperer…

Who is more popular than The Dog Whisperer? You know, the guy that has the popular show on the National Geographic channel.
Would it be Victoria Stillwell from "It’s Me Or The Dog?"
Uncle Matty from the PBS specials that ran for years?
Dr. Ian Dunbar, the great trainer who introduced the world to positive training?
or…
Little ole me, [...]

STOP Your Dog’s Jumping – 3 Easy Tips

I got back from North Carolina earlier this week and am still playing catch up.
I had a great time down south, ate some great bar-b-que and did my best to stay cool.
Anyway, just yesterday I was visiting a friend when his dog jumped all over me. I didn’t mind too much, but my friend was [...]

3rd Biggest Dog Training Mistake

Not too long ago I was working with a dog and her owner this when the 3rd biggest dog training mistake reared it’s ugly head.
During the training session, I quickly observed a big problem between the owner and her dog.
It was the second time meeting with and I knew what she was going to ask [...]