The devil made him do it. Or was he just being a dog? That’s my boy sniffing in the middle. All my dogs are now in their matching Halloween collars as of this morning, so is that what put the mischief into my adolescent boy? Did the spirit of Halloween seep into him? Can you see it on his face and all over his tongue? Is that graveyard dirt? Or just happiness? He did just get a chance to run {Read More}
Adult Dogs And Playful Puppies
September 24, 2019 by
One of the many plusses about sending your pup or dog to the Love Wags A Tail board-and-train boot camp is that they have access to socialize with my dogs, who are all good dog-dog and dog-puppy communicators. Puppies need to learn that when an adult dog says “no,” he means “stop!” Some adult dogs are better at teaching that to puppies than others. The most imporatnt element when choosing adult dogs to co-mingle with puppies is that they say {Read More}
Testing Dog Obedience Cues
July 27, 2019 by
Once you’ve taught your dog a behavior, add distractions slowly, so the dog can perform the behavior when faced with a better option. For example, my two Dobermann and our boarder Doodle were out for exercise this afternoon, and my girl, Emilie, was the first to notice one of our marauding gopher tortoise friends along the fence line. She went into stealth mode and slowly crept up on it. This was a hard maneuver to watch without breaking out into {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}
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}
