You must challenge your dog not only physically but mentally as well. Only exercising your dog physically will create more problems. You are essentially building an athlete that needs more and more exercise to become tired. You need to exercise your dog's body AND mind. Training your dog's mind is what really allows them to […]
Socializing is interacting or playing with other dogs. WRONG Socializing is actually having your dog calm and relaxed around other dogs without the need to interact or display any type of negative behaviour. It is also when your dog can listen to your every command in a variety of different environments with a variety of […]
After making it mandatory for our clients to feel the sensation caused by an e-collar on low, medium AND high levels and explaining/ demonstrating how we teach and use this tool with their dogs, they are very surprised by the outrage in the world about banning the tool. It is nothing more than an emotional […]
Absolutely! Correction or punishment is information given to your dog. We use corrections to motivate your dog not to continue bad behaviours, just like we reward a dog to motivate him to make behaviour we want more likely. *Corrections are a part of all animal learning and when used properly are highly effective.* Punishment does […]
YES! Some dogs we train look stressed. It’s part of the process. Instead of cuddling them and doing exactly what most people would do to make their issues worse, we work them through their stress so eventually, they are able to deal with it. Our goal is always lifestyle and state of mind first. Sometimes […]
1. Change in routine. It is important to create a consistent and predictable daily structure so your dog knows exactly what to expect. 2. Separation From the get-go it is important that a part of your dog's day includes time to himself, even if you are home. If you spend all day and all night […]
Properly crate training your dog can have many benefits. Some of the benefits are: Damage Prevention Preventing damage in your home from the anxiety that can be built from a dog left outside of the crate. When your dog is constantly on a free roam without supervision it can get bored or anxious and try […]
Everyone gives their dogs belly rubs. But did you know that you could be creating a great deal of stress and eventually anxiety by continuing to pet your dogs belly. All dogs are different and some just simply tolerate or don’t enjoy those rubs that you love giving. If your dog's body is loose and […]
Realizing There Is A Problem When you see your dog, are you constantly cuddling and spoiling him/her because of your own emotional needs? Are you struggling with your own emotions ? Do you stop your dog from getting off the couch because you want company? Does your dog sleep in your bed every night? Does […]
We would much rather have a difficult conversation with our clients who may have a dog with poor genetics and is likely to not make the miracle change everyone expects than to lie and promise results that are simply not attainable. Every dog is different; some better or worse than others Unfortunately, sometimes a dog […]