I saw the above quote and thought of a girl I once went on
a date with. Half way though the dinner the discussion of
dogs came up and she said, “I really don’t like dogs.”

Stunned I asked why. She said that people that have dogs
are kind of crazy. She couldn’t understand why some dog
owners buy clothes, gourmet food, doggie beds, toys, etc.

In the middle of her extended speech on why she doesn’t
like dogs I held up my hand and asked her to stop. I also
called the waiter over and paid the bill.

I politely informed her that this would never work out
between us. Stunned she asked why. I told her that I
have four dogs at home and they all have their own closets
for their clothes.

I was kidding about the closets but she felt the same about
me and we parted ways.

Anyway, I was thinking of her the other day when I saw the Magic
Poop trap. You won’t beleive this video. If you have one minute
check it out. I don’t think I’ll ever use one for my dogs but who
knows – maybe they’ll catch on.

Check out this video

All the best,

Eric

P.S. Housetraining can be a big problem for a lot of dog
owners but not when you have the Housetraining Handbook.

Did you know that today, Feb. 20th is Love Your Pet Day?

It’s true.and that’s why I have a video for you to watch. It’s all about hugging your dog. Now, before you think I’m nuts there are a lot of good reasons why you should hug your dog.

One of them is safety.

Another is to establish leadership. Another is trust and it develops the bond between you and your dog.

Check out the video:

It’s good to give your dog mental activities to do when you are away for long periods of time. In the videos you’ll see my two favorite types of mental exercises for dogs.

To say I was excited was an understatement.

Food, hotel, cab fare all paid for, not to
mention the cashola they were paying me to
do the work.

When I landed at LaGuardia Airport I was picked
up by a limo and they drove me to meet the client.

I learned a very valuable dog training lesson as
we drove into Times Square to pick him up.

Here’s what happened:

As were driving through Time Square he wanted to talk
over the details of training the staff and dogs. He
also wanted to discuss dog food, vet care and training
equipment.

In most situations I would have been all ears…

…but I just could not focus on what this guy was
saying. In fact, I was silently wishing he would
shut his pie hole so I could concentrate on what was
going outside the limo windows.

You see, I had been to New York many times as a kid,
but this was the first time I was there on my own. I was
young, I had a pocket full of money and all of the
Big Apple was calling for me.

Have you ever been in a situation like that?

Here is the dog training lesson I learned. Most dogs
can do their obedience commands when there is nothing
going on around them.

Most dogs come to their owner when they are in the
house. Take them outside and with all the distractions,
your dog’s obedience goes out the window.

So the question of the day is…

“How do I get my dog to respond to the commands when
there are distractions?”

That question, my dog loving friend, will be answered in
my next message, so stay tuned.

All the best,

Eric