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}
Protect The Hand That Feeds The Dog
August 9, 2019 by
When a dog takes a food reward, if he doesn’t take it gently, it’s no fun for the person giving the food. I think we’d all agree it’s important that a do takes food gently from our hands, and most importantly, leaves our fingers intact. No toothy indentations on the palm or fingers is also a good thing. Generally speaking, if we deliver a food reward from the palm of our hand instead of with our fingers, the do is {Read More}
Dog Training – Consistency Counts
July 31, 2019 by
When training a dog of any age, what is important, above all, is to be consistent. Let’s take an example. You want to keep Pooch off the furniture. Twenty-three out of twenty-four hours, you enforce the rule. But somewhere in the 24th hour, you’re watching TV and decide to invite Pooch up on the sofa with you while you watch your favorite TV show. You have entered a gray area while dogs have a black-and-white understanding. So when Pooch decides {Read More}
Reward Good Behavior To Get Good Behavior
May 29, 2019 by
Behaviors that you like from your dog or puppy need to be rewarded not ignored. For example, when your puppy approaches and sits in front of you, load him up with praise and goodies. Food is especially rewarding. Tell your dog how great he is. Because if all you do is notice the naughty behaviors, you’ll get more of that. I have watched clients push their dogs and puppies off them over and over again when the animal jumps up. {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}
