Are you looking to expand the capabilities of your dog? Want a dog that will more efficiently exercise its brainpower? Want a smarter dog? Just looking for some advice on mental stimulation games for dogs? Whether you take a more passive approach to dog training or an active approach, you will always find that a…
Is your dog’s temper too much for you to handle? Do you often find yourself being a bit apprehensive to taking your dog around others because you’re afraid that they may either begin barking intensely or even worse, attack someone? You are not alone. For many years, I have been given the pleasure of training a lot…
Dogs are incredibly instinctual beings and most of the time they act based on what their instincts tell them. Although your dog may think that this is a good thing, this habit of barking at strangers can get annoying, really fast. If your dog is anything like my dogs were, you may want to continue…
Dogs can be wildly aggressive and overprotective creatures. A dog that loves you will attempt to deter any form of threat to you. Most dogs will lunge or rush at other dogs, bark and growl extremely aggressively, or just freeze and give that other dog “the look”. This is just a dog’s way of saying…
Picture this, it’s 10:00 pm at night, I just got off of work, all I want to do is take a nice shower, and get to bed as soon as I possibly can. I walk into my house and then it just hit me like a sack of bricks, “my dog will not stop whining”….
By: Maria Garcia Dog Owner/ Self Taught Dog Trainer This is the question of the decade. Who is a dog trainer? Who is a dog behaviorist? What does a dog behaviorist do exactly? Should I take my dog to a dog trainer or a dog behaviorist? These are the questions that fill my group’s discussion…
