Dogs deserve to play. Every puppy I board and train has a different interest. Dogs and puppies both like to do such activities as dig, fetch, chase and be chased, bury, tug, hunt. cache, hoard, bark, chew, shred, search to find, and combinations of all of these and more. One of the favorite activities of one of my own dogs is to squeak a toy. The squeaking sound emulates the sound of prey when it’s been caught. I don’t know {Read More}
Food Toys and Behavior Management
I use food toys at Love Wags A Tail Dog Training. They work my board-and-train puppies’ and dogs’ daily mental energy as well as much as our daily lessons do. I suggest appropriate food toys for my clients to use for their dogs and puppies when they return home to keep everyone happy. Helping the dog and the puppy learn to use food toys regularly, gives them a job they desperately need. We all need to be productive, and among {Read More}
Stuffing A Turkey Shaped Dog Food Toy
If you’d like a little November Thanksgiving fun for your dog, there is a food toy on the market that’s shaped like a turkey. Food toys for dogs and puppies give them a way to spend their mental energies and is much like a pacifier for dogs. Food toys for dogs keep them busy for a while. Some dogs and puppies need training to learn to use their food toys. Make sure the food pieces you put inside are small {Read More}
Board-and-Train Food Toy Training
Love Wags A Tail obedience board-and-train dog training uses many products to help our clients engage their dogs when they go home from their puppy or dog board-and-trains. I ordered a new food toy for the holidays which just arrived, and I tried it out on two of my current students. Sodapup is a new company who manufactures their products in the USA. You can take a look at the variety of food toys they offer. ———- To send your {Read More}
Fetching Dog Toys
What I find most interesting about training the wonderful board-and-train dogs and puppies who come through Love Wags A Tail board-and-train dog training is the variety of pet dogs whose owners love them to pieces. Some owners have clearly signed onto one breed and after the lifespan of their dog wanes, they grieve, and eventually find another puppy or rescue of the same breed to share their life with. Some owners find mixed breeds to their liking. So many things {Read More}