Would you like to put bunny ears on your dog, so you can take a few memorable Easter pictures? There’s a first time for everything, and this was the first time this adolescent Elkhound wore bunny ears. You can almost hear him howling, “Help me!” So how do we help him? There’s a little trick to this. And it works. Contact me if you’d like help with teaching your dog to get used to bunny ears, or any other head {Read More}
Cows Jump For Joy
April 13, 2014 by
It’s hard to watch this without wondering. Just because we have the upper hand in the way things are run on this planet and just because they don’t, is it really appropriate how we treat them and use them for our benefit? There’s more to cows than meat, milk, and leather. Apparently, they love life as much as we do. By Helen Verte Positive Dog Trainer in Broward County Fort Lauderdale
Walks With My Dog
April 8, 2014 by
I love going on walks with my dogs. Not taking them for walks, but going on walks with them. They have a say on what we do as much as I do. Why shouldn’t they? They’re part of my life, and I want them to enjoy their time on planet earth, too. One of the things dogs love to do is sniff. This is Dudley and he could take an hour-long walk in a 100 square-foot area if there were {Read More}
Dogs and Destructive Chewing
April 5, 2014 by
We call dogs who chew our stuff destructive chewers, but in reality, they really don’t know the difference between their stuff and ours. They have an internal program running that makes them want to chew, shred, express themselves. And sometimes the target of their behavior can get them into really big trouble, through no fault of their own. They were only doing what their hardwired dog brains told them to do. With management and training implemented, however, the behavior of {Read More}
Aggression
April 2, 2014 by
Dogs who are displaying aggression with teeth showing, snarling and barking, are unnerving to most of us and can be embarrassing if we’re out in public with a reactive, teeth baring pet. After all, dogs are our companions and we sometimes forget that they also have a powerful set of teeth that they can call upon when threatened. Dogs display aggressive behavior to create space. Either they want someone to leave, or they are willing to leave. Whichever the case, {Read More}
