I had a message waiting for me on the phone this past week.  The call was about hiring me for a few weeks of puppy training.  The following could be ANY BREED of puppy or dog.
These callers have a 4 1/2 month old Golden Retriever who is out of control with excitement and energy when they get home.  She won’t [...]

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I was recently watching an obedience class being put through their paces by an instructor.  Next was a competition called Rally Obedience.  Great fun for owners and dogs!
What had really caught MY attention was the lack of focus by so many of the puppies and dogs. 
The last thing they seemed to look at was their [...]

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We were having a good laugh today watching the antics of a very busy dog taking their owner for a walk.  And at high speed!   I don’t think there was a single tree, bush, dog or stranger that didn’t get checked out. 
Obvious who was in charge here!   I’m sure the walk would be far more relaxing if this dog [...]

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Here is a quick and simple tip for housebreaking a puppy or potty training a puppy. 
Do not free feed your puppy!
In other words, do not leave puppy chow in their food dish so they can eat whenever the urge strikes them.  This is not only a common mistake but a BIG one! 
Go ahead and free feed once they are an adult and [...]

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New puppy owners contacted me  with concerns over crate training their new puppy.  And what an adorable little fur ball he is!
They realized life would have been easier with their old dog if they had been smart and introduced him to a crate as a puppy.  Instead they waited until he was out of control and spoiled [...]

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Wow…I did not realize just how popular puppy horoscopes have become on the internet! What FUN! I spent hours researching to find a wide variety of sites with loads of entertaining information.
So….what prompted someone like me, considered by many to be a puppy training expert, to go searching for anything I could find on puppy horoscopes you ask?
Well, [...]

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