Here is Dexter, the Silky Terrier, and Dior, the Yorkshire Terrier, showing off their Pebble Smart Doggie Doorbell ringing skills. These two kids came in together for board and training, specifically for housetraining in Broward county. They did fabulously and we fell in love with their flare for life. Do you have a dog who needs housebreaking in South Florida? One of our specialties is potty training dogs and puppies. Contact us if you’d like to enroll your dog in {Read More}
Snake Oil In Dog Training
June 21, 2014 by
I got a call from a potential client whose young dog was returned to them in a fearful state after having completed a board-and-train with a shock-collar trainer. Though they called it an e-collar, which is the nice-nice term shock collar trainers use to indoctrinate their clients into believing shock is a harmless buzz. It’s not. There are two ways to motivate dogs to learn. One way is through reward-based motivation, which is what we use at Love Wags A {Read More}
Water Availability When Housetraining Your Pup or Dog
June 1, 2014 by
Housetraining puppies is a big job. Their bladders are small, and they have to eliminate much more frequently than their adult counterparts. This chart is a guideline of how long puppies can generally last between one elimination period to the next. Each puppy is different, and some may have lesser or longer holding stamina. Age/Weeks 8–10 11-14 15-16 17+ Maximum Elimination Span 30–60 minutes 1-3 hours 3-4 hours 4-5 hours I can’t emphasize enough how important it is to have {Read More}
Brush Your Dog’s Teeth
May 30, 2014 by
You’ll find a lot of people who say they love puppy breath. But the buck stops there. Adult dog breath doesn’t get the same accolades. Could it be that as a dog grows up, his teeth desperately need brushing, but most dog owners don’t brush their dogs’ teeth? Primarily because they don’t know how. Or why they should do it. Treat and dog food manufacturers would have you believe that all your dog has to do is eat hard food {Read More}
Bunny Ears on Your Dog
April 18, 2014 by
Would you like to put bunny ears on your dog, so you can take a few memorable Easter pictures? There’s a first time for everything, and this was the first time this adolescent Elkhound wore bunny ears. You can almost hear him howling, “Help me!” So how do we help him? There’s a little trick to this. And it works. Contact me if you’d like help with teaching your dog to get used to bunny ears, or any other head {Read More}
