Dog Puppy Behavior Training Help

Your Choice- Obnoxious Dog or Well Mannered Pet

Every day, I speak with clients about meeting their dogs’ basic needs. Most of us assume our dogs are getting plenty of exercise and stimulation when the dogs are alone (or with other dogs) in a large fenced area. The dog is in the great outdoors, so she must be getting enough exercise, right? Wrong. This is not usually the case, unless you have a turbo Jack Russell Terrier, like the one pictured...

iPhone 3Gs Video ** Do it or Suffer: Your Weimaraner Needs Exercise!

Today I went with my clients, Derrick and Megan, to Shelby Farms to exercise Bimmer, their 1 year old Weimaraner dog. Scroll to the bottom of this post to watch 2 iPhone 3Gs videos of Bimmer playing fetch. I first met the clients January 2009, when Bimmer was a puppy. Derrick and Megan were model students, and it shows. Bimmer was an excellent guest at the dog park. Derrick and Meagan have a wonderful...

Why Do Dogs Dig?

Crisco, the Rough Coat Jack Russell Terrier, teaches Java how to dig for treasures! Why do dogs dig? There are many different reasons dogs dig. to get food to hide food to cool their bodies to warm their bodies to escape because they are anxious for self play for attention Some of my clients want their dogs to stop digging. That’s okay and I can help. Like many other unwanted canine behaviors,...