Not surprisingly, I discuss dog training quite a bit. I have discussions with all different levels of trainer from very skilled and experienced trainers to dog owners just learning about how dogs learn. In talking to people about various methods, I frequently have people tell me that they have a Read more…
Goal Your dog stacks and holds position at a distance from you What it teaches Impulse control, focus. And a really fancy stack! Before beginning this exercise, your dog should already self-stack on cue, visual or verbal. Because we are adding two separate criterion – adding distance and duration – Read more…
As most of the people I know who compete with dogs, I enjoy attending dog training classes with my own dogs. I have attended classes from beginning classes and puppy classes to nosework, rally, circus dog class and so many more. The cost of a group class in my area Read more…
One of the things we have to get our show dogs used to is being groomed. Of course, depending on the breed of dog grooming can be extremely labor intensive or very little work at all. Dogs that are heavily coated need to learn to accept being blow dried, brushed, 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…
So, there’s this cattle dog, an Australian Cattle Dog, you know, a blue heeler, the type of dog that many believe you have to be rough with, hard on, the boss of and heavy handed with? Yeah, one of those. Stan was adopted by a loving couple who just wanted Read more…
I have to write this blog post now while it is fresh in my mind, not after my relaxing two week vacation where the feeling I have now will have settled down. This is a hard blog post to write, but I am going to do it anyway because it’s Read more…
Tomorrow, my 1 year old standard wirehair Dachshund, Betty Spaghetti, is entered in her first rally trial. Guess what? We’re not going! Yup, $33 down the drain and I feel great about it! Honestly, I’m good. The thing is, I haven’t been working Betty that long in rally. We started Read more…