Here’s a little fun for Halloween. A lot of these are photos of my autumn board-and-train kids. They are adorable, and so are mine. Helen Verte Schwarzmann, contact me Certified in Training and Counseling Certified Pet Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed Certified Trick Dog Instructor Your Board-and-Train Dog Trainer for Weston, Plantation, Fort Lauderdale, Davie, and Hollywood in Broward county south Florida
What It Takes: A Plan
October 15, 2015 by
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}
Finding a Professional
August 12, 2015 by
I have a very simple cell phone. It’s an AT&T flip phone. Recently, the screen went white. I ordered a new one. (That sounds easier than it was.) The operator told me when the phone arrived to take the new one with the old one to an AT&T retailer to get the phone numbers and photos transferred. So I did that today. The first store I stopped at looked at the phone and told me their app was broken and {Read More}
Housetraining Small Dogs In Boot Camp
August 11, 2015 by
Sometimes I have puppy dog board-and-train clients who come into our humane boot camp program to learn a certain behavior, but they have a roadblock behavior in the way of our success. Such is the case for my little 1-year-old Chihuahua MinPin client, Valentino, who is smart, agile, and as lovable as they come. He also is very good at climbing out of ex-pens, but staying in an ex-pen is part of the Love Wags A Tail housetraining board-and-train process. {Read More}
Tiring a Dog Out During Board-and-Train
August 4, 2015 by
When Love Wags A Tail Dog Training accepts a dog into our dog training and boarding program, they are enrolled into a activities-packed program. Your dog is integrated into our daily routine, has other dogs and toys to play with, food toys to destuff, daily training both formal and informal to complete, and has plenty of time for just being a dog. It’s all part of our board-and-train package. We merrily tire dogs out! When they sleep hard like our {Read More}
Board-and-Train Play Time
June 27, 2015 by
Maggie May was a boarding and training client who came through the Love Wags A Tail Board-And-Train Program for housetraining and to learn basic manners. We also taught her the rules of playing tug with people, and when she followed them, her reward was more play and even to win the game. Everyone wants to win! Playing tug with your dog is a great way to bond and gives your dog some much needed exercise. Social interaction between dogs who {Read More}
Board and Train Imports and Locals
June 14, 2015 by
Love Wags a Tail Dog Training trains dogs humanely and effectively through our board-and-train program. We can meet your needs for training and behavior modification whether you’re local or long distance. If transportation can be worked out, we can train your dog through our program that teaches dogs to make the choices you want! Dogs love to learn our way and we love training this way! Here are two recent graduates. Izzy, a Podenco from Spain, was imported to South {Read More}
Hiring a Professional Dog Trainer
May 11, 2015 by
This is a video I made of my experience hiring an amateur for a professional job. While I got a fine discount on his services, the outcome was I lost what I paid to him more than 50 times over. Due diligence is required when hiring a pro in any field, but because puppy and dog training is unregulated and there are no minimum requirements to declare oneself a pro dog trainer, doing research is especially warranted. Dogs are family {Read More}
Best Board-And-Train Program
April 26, 2015 by
If you send your dog to Love Wags A Tail for one of our board-and-train programs and during the process, she needs a day at the doggy spa, we’ll take care of the arrangements and make sure grooming is done. This little girl came in with one doo and got another one to go home with. We think she looks fabulous both ways, but as summer approaches, a lighter coat will make her feel so much better. Our boot camp dogs {Read More}
Old Dogs, New Tricks
April 15, 2015 by
This is Annie both from 10 years ago and on her 10th year adoption anniversary on April 9. She’s a spry Golden Retriever with a twist, and a very sensitive and wise old soul. Annie is 11 years old and just earned her Novice Trick Dog title proving old dogs can learn new tricks! In fact, senior dogs love to learn new tricks just as much as puppies. Getting attention and stretching one’s mind are two of the best things {Read More}
The Errant Kibble Caper
April 7, 2015 by
There’s a saying that if you find a Cheerio on the kitchen floor, your dog’s not doing his job. Well, dogs have all sorts of talents, and in this case, my little Cockapoo board-and-train, Noli, shows off her flexibility while demonstrating what an excellent kitchen floor cleaner she is. The interesting thing is to see how motivated this little dog is to get one stray piece of kibble. That is why training with food is so fabulous. Eating food is {Read More}
