One of the fun behaviors I work on in between formal lessons with enrolled Love Wags A Tail board-and-train dogs and pups is catch. Unless I get a dog who’s been around the block and has already learned how to catch, pet dogs and puppies who arrive for training need to learn the skill of catching. Learning to catch is a good endeavor for your pooch and a skill to share with each other for a lifetime. To start, I’d {Read More}
Teaching Dogs To Play Inside and Outside
May 20, 2018 by
On a lovely Sunday afternoon, my dogs relax. Lazy Sunday at Love Wags A Tail Dog Training from Helen Verte Schwarzmann, CTC on Vimeo. Unless you’re fine with your dogs using your house and furniture as a playground, racetrack, or trampoline, then you’ll need to teach them that the inside of the house is where either no play is allowed, or play is subdued. Subdued play can include chewing on dog toys or food toys, playing a controled game of {Read More}
Weston Florida Puppy Graduates From Board-and-Train
March 31, 2018 by
Ralphie, a Golden Retriever puppy from Weston, Florida, spent 3 weeks in board-and-train through the Love Wags A Tail puppy and dog training program. Ralph got the basics of pet dog manners taught during his short stay in doggy boot camp, and now his owners only have to reinforce what is already there. Love Wags A Tail’s board-and-train makes a puppy a quick study into being a great pet. This is Ralphie showing off his new behaviors in his board-and-train {Read More}
“You Don’t Understand Dog Training”
March 14, 2018 by
A potential client, let’s call him Tom, told me that on a call interviewing another dog trainer, he asked how the man would train his dog to walk on a loose leash. The trainer told him he used a pinch collar. Tom had specifically been searching for a positive, rewards-based trainer, which is what this man stated he was. But even Tom knew that meant no pain to his dog. Humane training doesn’t include pinch, choke, or shock collars. Tom {Read More}
Ball Machines And Dogs
November 22, 2017 by
If you have a dog who is fanatic about retrieving, he may like to learn to use a ball machine. No matter if a dog would like to use a ball machine to keep a fetch game going after his owner wears out, or if the dog only learns to use a ball machine as a trick, with most dogs, it takes extensive training. Training a dog to use the ball machine requires a chain of behaviors. That means you {Read More}
