Pippin was a sweet and the smallest of my Dobermann. I adopted her from the Miami Dade animal shelter in 2003. She was part of my family for twelve years and passed away on this day, February 24, in 2015. She was 12 years old then, so she would have been 16 years old today had I been so lucky to have her still. I post my dogs birthdays in my Google calendar so I’m emailed reminders. Most birthdays I {Read More}
Dog Training With Your Valentine
February 14, 2019 by
Today is St. Valentine’s Day and as far as I’m concerned, there’s no better way to share unconditional love than with your dog. They’re always ready with a wag of their tails for a new adventure. Here’s a sweet Labrador Retriever puppy who is a recent graduate of the Love Wags A Tail puppy board-and-train program giving us his all. Speaking of love, he had plenty to give and he also loved training. Of course, we offer some very tasty {Read More}
The Secret Board-and-Train Dog Training Food Recipe
February 1, 2019 by
Contact me at 954-768-9696 for your dog’s or puppy’s training because I train dogs humanely using the most delicious motivation that entices them to want to do what I ask! Dogs and puppies are encouraged and loved when they board and train with me. And they do incredible feats as a result. Food IS the big thing that I use to train your pet. You will then have, upon his or her return, a happy dog who will offer behaviors {Read More}
Calling a Dog To Come
January 22, 2019 by
One of the common behaviors I am asked to train dogs and puppies during their Love Wags A Tail board-and-train program is to come when called. This is a behavior I start working on generally on day one and continue it until the drop-off dog training lesson when I bring the boot camp puppy home. My most recent board-and-train is no exception. He is a very lively, creative, and playful 6-month-old Chocolate Labrador Retriever. Romeo’s one of the happiest pups {Read More}
Intrinsic Puppy Play
January 13, 2019 by
Puppies can be very creative when they play. A lot of their behaviors are unique to their youthful curiosity and fade as they mature and heed their training. That’s good in some instances, such as shoe chewing, grabbing anything they can reach off nose-level counters, or shredding linens. Puppies need a lot of overseeing. For example, things can get dangerous if they find a plugged-in cord to be interesting. And Puppies can find cord-like items interesting. My own puppy, who {Read More}
Coral Springs Board-and-Train Dog Jake Exercising
January 3, 2019 by
Jake is a Coral Springs Florida board-and-train student who enrolled in a Love Wags A Tail board-and-train program in the summer of his puppyhood. He returns to train and board from Coral Springs, FL, as a brush-up boot camp when his family goes on vacation. We love it when Jake, the German Dutch Shepherd boy visits. My own dogs love to run and play with Jake. Here is a sample of the good workout Jake got during his recent visit. {Read More}
New Year Board-And-Train For Your Puppy or Dog
January 1, 2019 by
It’s a new year and maybe you have a new puppy who needs puppy training. Or you have adopted a dog who needs dog training. Love Wags A Tail board-and-train can accommodate either. We have board-and-train packages for puppies who need housetraining or obedience training or both, and if your pet is an adult dog, we can help with dog training and behavior modification, too. All our training is done humanely without pain. And it’s never too late too start {Read More}
Holiday Smiles and High Fives From Love Wags A Tail Board-and-Train
December 24, 2018 by
Happy holidays to you and your pet dogs from Love Wags A Tail board-and-train dog training. We wish you the very best of times spent with your pooch over the holidays and of course, all year round. Remember, if the goings-on get too exciting, put your dog in a quiet place such as a crate or a back room where he can settle down. Offer him a food toy to help distract him from what he’s missing out on. Helen {Read More}
Trade The Poisonous Pointsettia For A Festive Red Hibiscus Plant
December 22, 2018 by
I love the red and green color combination of the holiday season. And as much as I enjoy a pretty pointsettia, the plant is well known for being a poison to dogs. I love my dogs much more than to take a chance on having a poisonous plant around, so I went a different route this year. I bought a red hibiscus plant. Not only is the plant safe for dogs to eat, people can eat them too, and they {Read More}
On Course for Housetraining 123
December 20, 2018 by
When I get a call for information on my Housetraining packages, as soon as I listen to the potential client’s side of the story, I understand why the dog or puppy is not progressing on the housetraining. I can hear the clues in the symptoms the caller presents and it pains me to know that without a sound houstraining plan, the dog or puppy will continue to eliminate everywhere and anywhere while the owners get more and more frustrated. I {Read More}
Velken’s Trick Dog Title – Novice
December 14, 2018 by
This is my puppy Velken, a Dobermann, at 145 days old. I taught him behaviors and rehearsed them everyday since I got him on Sunday, Sept 26, 2018. Most days I just took one meal and did a lesson in the morning with him. He loves to learn. And so he and I earned his Novice Trick Dog Title at a tad over 5 months old. It’s not hard to teach your dog behaviors, but it does take dedication. One {Read More}
Training The Family Dog
December 10, 2018 by
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}
