Imagine this: When you’re cooking dinner, your dog lies quietly on his bed and doesn’t get up until you call him. Fantasy? No way! Your dog can learn to do this with positive training.
For students coming to the training center in July, please be aware that if you normally cross the train tracks at Randolph & Nebel Street, your route will be closed for train track maintenance. See our suggested detour here and give yourself some extra travel time.
Breaking the budget on training treats? STOP! Here are some easy and inexpensive ways to stock your treat bag with delicious goodies for rewarding your dog.
Some dogs are easy to medicate. Wrap a pill in a bit of cheese or stick it in a Pill Pocket and—GULP!—down the hatch it goes. But what do you do when your dog hates taking pills or you have a particularly bitter-flavored medicine that renders your usual technique useless?
The article below is from Diamonds in the Ruff (www.diamondsintheruff.com), a website with terrific articles and tip sheets on all sorts of behavior issues. Looming, leaning, reaching, showing teeth and staring – that’s how most humans greet dogs. The dog at left is showing his discomfort at this child’s greeting by lowering his head, flattening his ears, licking […]
