Are there days when your dog or puppy seems to be one step ahead of you at jumping on people, door dashing, chewing on shoes, furniture, or your fingers? Is housetraining your dog or puppy going a little slow or not at all? When you give your dog a cue, do you pray he’ll listen? Is your dog so hyper that he pulls on leash to rival any tow truck? Do you make excuses for your dog in public? Are {Read More}
Economical Dog Shampoo and Dispenser
November 29, 2013 by
I’m a penny pincher and am always looking for ways to cut corners economically. When I give my dogs baths, I like to have back-saving help, such as my Booster Bath. That tub I waited until I found a sale and free shipping several years ago before I bought it at its cheapest from Costco. Then I bought a big grill cover at Big Lots, they sell overstocks, and use it to keep the Booster Bath covered from direct sun {Read More}
Dogs’ Associations To Sounds
November 28, 2013 by
Here’s an interesting YouTube on how a Red Fox hunts for her dinner on Thanksgiving and every winter day. Imagine the energy she has to put out to do this! She has to be right enough of the time to keep up the strength needed to persevere. Her hearing is amazing. Her hunting skills are innate. What about your own dogs? How do they react to the common everyday sounds that mean something to them? Do they jump up {Read More}
Happy Thanksgiving Eve from Love Wags A Tail Dog Training!
November 27, 2013 by
Dogs have simple needs. A raw turkey at Thanksgiving would suit them fine. I have fed raw turkey wings, legs, necks, and thighs to my dogs, but when it came to turkey backs, those bones were just too sharp for my liking. Proceed with caution! By the way, if you find your dog is keeping one step ahead of you at getting to naughty before you can intervene, contact me. I can help even the odds with some awesome reward-based {Read More}
Thanksgiving for Dogs
November 26, 2013 by
If your dogs are going to join you in the Thanksgiving feasting on Thursday, remember to be careful about a few foods. Raisins and grapes, as well as onions and garlic can be toxic to dogs. So can an unattended turkey carcass if a dog eats all those cooked bones. Danger! And let’s not forget chocolate. The darker, the more toxic to dogs. Baker’s chocolate is the worst! It’s extremely toxic to our beloved dogs, and unfortunately, most dogs are {Read More}
Border Collie Stalking Behavior
November 25, 2013 by
Here’s something you won’t see a pack of Chihuahuas do for fun. Or a pack of Great Danes, Fox Terriers, or Golden Retrievers. Those breeds have their own innate specialties that is unique to their ancestries. And, as a matter of fact, if you try teaching them to do the Border Collie stalk, good luck. Border Collies have stalking software installed, and these BCs are showing us how it’s done. No learning is necessary on their parts. The behavior is {Read More}
Dogs Love Pumpkin!
November 23, 2013 by
Every year I buy a pumpkin for Halloween. After the holiday, I cut it in half. I remove the seeds for me. Roasted pumpkin seeds! Yum! Then I slice the pumpkin, cut it into chunks, and remove the skins. It’s a pumpkin prep assembly line. I get lots of audience participation. Dobermann Luigi supervises the pumpkin prep work. After all, he needs the pumpkin most of all during the year and wants to make sure it’s done right. Dobermanns take {Read More}
Dogs Who Cover and Eat Poop
November 20, 2013 by
Some behaviors in dogs are built in. They are there from generations of breeding. These behaviors don’t require dog training to initiate. They show up when something triggers them. For example, I had a Dobermann named Bouchard who visited a friend’s house several times before he noticed the waves against the sea wall in her back yard were something to chase. Once that drive to chase the waves was triggered, he would run back and forth on the sea wall {Read More}
Hol-ee Roller Treat Ball For Dogs
November 19, 2013 by
This is a video I ran across with a very good idea for a rather inexpensive dog toy that works two ways. One, it’s a treat dispenser but only after two, the dog destuffs the toy. You’ll need to cut up some fabric, fleece would be perfect, in small lengths. Before stuffing them into the ball, roll a treat inside each strip. One at a time, roll the treat into the strip, stuff the strip into the ball. Then let {Read More}
A Nose Game for Dogs Fort Lauderdale
November 18, 2013 by
One of the nose games I play with my dogs is to pop a pot of popcorn, then go out into the backyard, and plant the popped kernels all over the place. In grass, in toys, under empty upside-down flower pots, on lawn chairs, on lawn chair arm rests, in planters, palm trees, on tables, their dog walk, fence posts, on branches of bushes, etc. The main thing is that I plant the treats on the ground, at and above {Read More}
6 Tips To Get A Loose Dog To Come
November 17, 2013 by
If your dog isn’t trained to come when called, and he’s gotten away from you, the first thing is to call his name, in a high-pitched, sweet voice. Do not get angry or let your dog know you’re angry even if you are. That will send him away from you and if this happens again, he’ll remember. If he doesn’t come, here are a few things to try. 1 – Squat down to your dog’s level and call him playfully. {Read More}
Dog Training on Location in Broward County
November 16, 2013 by
When training dogs, there are puzzle pieces to the entire behavior I as a Broward county professional dog trainer focus on during a dog training session. In the dog training profession, these puzzle pieces are called parameters. And within parameters are criteria, the standards of behavior the dog is to meet each step of the way on the training plan. Parameter puzzle pieces are comprised of such things as duration of a behavior, the distance the dog works away from the {Read More}
Fort Lauderdale Dog Training in the Bathtub
November 15, 2013 by
Dogs need to learn to like taking baths as much as learn to like their fur being brushed, nails being trimmed, or ears being cleaned. The training process to provide a dog with pleasant experiences being bathed will provide the dog parent with a dog who’ll give years of steady and calm participation at bath time. A Booster Bath is a back-saving bathtub dog parents can use for their dogs that can be set up outside or inside, if you {Read More}
Broward County Dog Training
November 14, 2013 by
Today I wanted to share a cute comic as so many of us take our role as dog parents seriously, as well we should. Bringing up a dog, whether a dog that’s a rescue and already into adulthood and may not have had dog training or enough dog training prior to his adoption, or a puppy, or even a senior, is important work. Bravo to all of you who do that! By Helen Verte Certified Pet Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed, Certified {Read More}
Reasons To Crate Train Your Dog
November 13, 2013 by
Why is crate training your dog important? There are many reasons to crate train your dog and even to have that crate set up in the house 24/7. Den – Your dog will find his crate a place to curl into when he wants alone time or to chew on a food toy or Nylabone. Or you can keep a crate in your bedroom for him to sleep in at night. That way you can hear him if he needs {Read More}
