Happy autumn! Fall is our favorite time of year at Love Wags A Tail board-and-train. The softening of the heat is a welcomed change, and all the colors of fall displayed in decorations, flowers, and other foliage, plus the annual holiday movies and TV shows, makes this a magical time of year. And with that are festive dog collars and the opportunity to take memorable photos of our dogs. Because just as we age and see the changes in photos {Read More}
How Much Water Should I Give My Dog or Pup During Housetraining?
October 1, 2019 by
This is a huge photo of one of my many hibiscus plants. This was a startling moment of an otherwise splendid day for me. I was looking outside when I saw this particular plant wilting noticeably. Startling because I water all of them everyday and sometimes twice a day. I got to work immediately and saturated the ground around this plant with water so it could drink from its roots up. The whole time I was wondering how come? Did {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}
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}
