I have so many amazing clients, and this story is about one of them. Edith is one of those clients that dog trainers dream of having. She has a wonderfully, well-balanced Golden retriever who is a joy to work with. She has taken just about every training class possible and supplemented with private lessons. Lola the … Continue reading Your Dog Just Growled; Did You Remember to Thank Him?
So, here I am, standing in an awful motel, covered in orange juice in rural Virginia. You can’t make this stuff up… Let me back up for a second and start at the beginning. My friend, Cindy, and I decided to go to the clicker expo in Nashville, TN to learn some new dog training … Continue reading The Importance of Proofing Your Sit-Stay…(Or Why Hotels Should Require People Deposits Instead Of Pet Deposits)
So, some of you may know that Uli and I went to a dog show yesterday. More on how that went later. . . But first. . . How did this all start, you ask? How do I have time for this? Why do I want to enter the realm of crazy dog show people? … Continue reading Bad Dogs at Dog Shows
Congratulations to Max and Echo, who passed their CGC exams in the sweltering heat last night. It wasn’t comfortable for any of us, yes those two pups stuck it out and finished on top! Awesome job!
I tell my clients that dog training is 10% skill and 90% patience. It’s totally easy to tell someone else to be patient, but when I myself have to be patient. . .different story friends! But after what seems like 10 years (it was really only 2 months), my website is unofficially live. Yes, there … Continue reading My Website is almost up!!!