Sometimes a solution to a challenge we need to attend to with our pet dogs can best be solved via management rather than training. We all have a limited amount of energy and time, so when we can find a short cut to a behavioral solution, which is satisfactory and conclusive, and every bit humane, then by all means, let’s use it. One of my management techniques and strategies is gating when I’m making meals for my 7 dogs. All {Read More}
Dogs Play Like They Mean It
June 26, 2018 by
After our training work at Love Wags A Tail dog training, our dogs get plenty of play time, and they play like they mean it. Dogs often use skills from their deeply embeded feral software to play games. Like tossing a prey item up in the air, which our adolescent board-and-trainer, Aussiedoodle Magic demonstrates in this video. Or chasing each other, as if they were practicing chasing a prey item. Here Magic plays that game of chase with our Director {Read More}
The Hyper Pet’s LickiMat Fail
June 11, 2018 by
We bought the Hyper Pet’s LickiMat to try out on a Sheltie pup to help boost her confidence. The results of our test with the mat and our gentle pup weren’t favorable. Here are the claims of the Hyper Pet’s LickiMat Line. 1. Hyper Pet’s LickiMat Line is designed to deliver a medical free way to promote calm behavior in your pet while home alone or during stressful times, like storms. We say that dogs should not be left alone {Read More}
Even Dogs Break The Norm
May 13, 2018 by
What makes you feel good? Do you do something a little different from the norm, but it works for you? When I played tennis as a high school student, before I knew any better, I used to do my backhand by twisting my forehand upside down. When I stroked the backhand, my thumb would face the ground. I had a mean backhand and forehand then. When I took private lessons, I was admonished for using such a technique. I was {Read More}
What Color of Dog Is Right for You?
April 17, 2018 by
Look at all the colors! I bought this set of beautiful gel pens recently because I love the color variety and choices as much as I love the variety of dogs and puppies I board-and-train. Depending on my needs and mood, I can choose a light colored ink or a dark; a flourescent or a standard; a bold or subtle color; muted or stark. The comparisons go on and on. But if I could only pick one, I’d have to {Read More}
