A potential client called me recently who wanted me to train his dog so that the pooch would leave him alone when he came home after work. This dog owner was fine when his dog greeted him, and was all right taking him outside for an after-work potty break, and feeding the dog was acceptable, too; but after that, this dog owner wanted to be left alone. I explained to him that yes, he worked hard all day and came {Read More}
Fetching Dog Toys
December 5, 2018 by
What I find most interesting about training the wonderful board-and-train dogs and puppies who come through Love Wags A Tail board-and-train dog training is the variety of pet dogs whose owners love them to pieces. Some owners have clearly signed onto one breed and after the lifespan of their dog wanes, they grieve, and eventually find another puppy or rescue of the same breed to share their life with. Some owners find mixed breeds to their liking. So many things {Read More}
Pet Dog Training vs Pet Dog Management
December 3, 2018 by
Sometimes a solution to a challenge we need to attend to with our pet dogs can best be solved via management rather than training. We all have a limited amount of energy and time, so when we can find a short cut to a behavioral solution, which is satisfactory and conclusive, and every bit humane, then by all means, let’s use it. One of my management techniques and strategies is gating when I’m making meals for my 7 dogs. All {Read More}
Maple, Weston Graduate
November 19, 2018 by
Maple is a puppy from Puerto Rico, who luckily got adopted by a loving home in Weston, Florida. Not long after she settled into her new life, her owners decided the best thing for her was to get a board-and-train education through Love Wags A Tail’s puppy board-and-train boot camp. During Maple’s 3-week program, she learned housetraining, sit, down, stay, come when called, go to her crate, walking on leash, and she socialized with Love Wags A Tail host dogs, {Read More}
Teach Your Dog To Catch
November 8, 2018 by
One of the fun behaviors I work on in between formal lessons with enrolled Love Wags A Tail board-and-train dogs and pups is catch. Unless I get a dog who’s been around the block and has already learned how to catch, pet dogs and puppies who arrive for training need to learn the skill of catching. Learning to catch is a good endeavor for your pooch and a skill to share with each other for a lifetime. To start, I’d {Read More}
