COMMUNICATING CLEARLY WITH OUR DOGS Dogs are very visual when it comes to communicating with us. They tend to respond to our visual cues very strongly, especially in cases where their training was started with heavy visual prompts from us. For example, if you teach a dog to sit using Read more…
This past year I changed the direction and focus of my dog training business to work strictly with show dogs. I love helping people shape their dogs into successful show ring competitors. I offer a Conformation in the Park class which is not unlike a lot of handling classes where Read more…
I work with many show dogs of different breeds, ages and temperament types and have found that the type of collar you choose to use on your dog can greatly impact how much your dog likes or dislikes the ring. The type of collar can also influence your dog’s behavior Read more…
Here is an all too familiar scene: A puppy or young dog is being trained for the show ring and decides that he is not comfortable with a part of the exam. He goes to a handling class and resists having his bite examined. The well meaning, but not trained Read more…
The other day my cattle dog Bill ate a cupcake off of the counter. He licked the icing off another one. My husband found the crumbs of the first cupcake and the frosting missing off of the other and said, “Oh man, someone ate a cupcake off the counter. Hey, Read more…