This is the second of a thread of posts I’ll be writing for those people who want to train their own dogs by taking private lessons or group classes, going home, doing the work, and coming back for more. It’s about the right stuff to harvest in yourself to become a good dog trainer. You can read he first on patience in dog training here. Having a dog training plan ready for the behavior you’re training when you step out {Read More}
What It Takes: Patience
September 28, 2015 by
This is the first of a thread of posts I’ll be writing about the right stuff to harvest in yourself to become a good dog trainer. The first is what I consider to be the most important. PATIENCE. This is where the trainer needs to separate herself from the outcome of training. Do not rush training. Do not take the pace of training a dog personally. The dog sets the pace, not you. Let training flow as it happens. Learn to meditate {Read More}
A Dog’s Urge To Mark
September 21, 2015 by
Dogs are like people in some ways. Some have urges to do things that others don’t. For example, marking. Marking’s when a dog, usually a male, has to lift his leg just about everywhere to leave some of his urine for whatever reason he has. To let other animals know he’s been there, to flavor the environment, to add extra scent to someone else’s scent, create a boundary over territory, or something else. We don’t know exactly what drives each dog {Read More}
National Mill Dog Rescue
September 8, 2015 by
National Mill Dog Rescue “Sometimes it’s important to remind ourselves why we do what we do.” “Lily, wearing tag #251, crouched, suffering in a small wire cage at the auction. Breeding dogs were being sold to the highest bidder. Lily looked straight into Theresa’s eyes that day and asked for help. Theresa purchased Lily and promised to “shower her with love until the day she died”. For the next 15 months Lily learned about being a dog. She learned about {Read More}
Dancing Board-and-Train Dogs
August 21, 2015 by
These two babies belong to each other. They live in the same house and have a special relationship. She, the Frenchie, is very bossy, but the Chihuahua MinPin is extraordinarily athletic and crafty. They are my housetraining board-and-trains, and I’m enjoying every moment they are with me. Helen Verte Schwarzmann, contact me Certified in Training and Counseling Certified Pet Dog Trainer-KA Certified Trick Dog Instructor Your Dog Trainer for Weston, Plantation, Fort Lauderdale, Davie, and Hollywood in Broward county south {Read More}
