Happy holidays from Love Wags a Tail! When puppies and dogs come for board-and-train dog training boot camp, they are treated like my own pet pooch. Puppies in training participate in our annual holiday photos, too. They do very well because I train humanely and the dogs in board-and-train at Love Wags A Tail work for food. Good food, like tuna fudge! I had a couple of precious bearded pups here this month. Who doesn’t love a good dog beard? {Read More}
Halloween Doggies
October 15, 2023 by
Halloween is fun. Dressing up and decorating is part of the festivities. So is taking photos and movies of our dogs. Some of my board-and-trains revisit me for boarding and boarding-and-updating behaviors. Two very special kids are like my extended family. I’m fortunate to get to see them often. This year, they stayed with me while their owners had an extended time away. They each learned a trick. Hendrix, the Corgi is a little shy and not all that trustworthy {Read More}
Bath Etiquette Training With A Pittie Puppy
January 8, 2022 by
Astrid was a 4-month-old Pittie who joined the Love Wags A Tail board-and-train program to learn basic puppy manners. At one point, she needed a bath, and I quickly found out that she was “allergic” to water. She fought me every step of the way during the bathing process. I couldn’t imagine what the next 10-plus years would be like for the owners of this precious pup every time they wanted to bathe her. As many people know, Pitties are {Read More}
The Dachshund Fickle Pickle
July 24, 2021 by
Bean the Dachshund visits me occasionally for boarding. This puppy had already been through housetraining and puppy board-and-train. Now, when his mom drops him off, he beomes Mr. Hyde. Is he friendly then? Not at all! If I dare to pick him up while his mom is near, he would likely display teeth and use them! So I don’t do that. When the coast is clear and he and I are alone, he turns into Dr. Jeckyll. He is sweet {Read More}
Housetraining A Puppy In The Rain
July 7, 2021 by
Elsa was a wet weather phenomenon over our yard. Wet weather or not, I had a client’s Pug puppy to housetrain. So we put on our big girl pants and got to work on the housetraining job under a purple parasol while the rains came down. Luna the Pug and I were out for her first morning walk. We sheltered under the awnings to avoid the hard rains, and ventured out when the drops softened a bit. We celebrated when {Read More}
