The Art of Communication I am always a bit amused when I arrive at a new client’s home to help them with their new puppy. More often than not during our first lesson I hear the owners saying “come,” “sit” or “no” over and over again, frustrated because the puppy is...
Shake, Rattle and Roll: How To Introduce The Bottle Pool As we raise each litter our goal is to do everything we can to help the puppies become confident, stable dogs enabling each of them to thrive in their homes. Each litter presents a new opportunity for us to try...
Are You Sabotaging Your Puppy’s Recall? In my last blog post I explained a simple process that you can implement to teach your puppy to come. Dog trainers refer to the “come” command as a recall. Teaching a recall to a puppy is quite simple. The real challenge is...
We have had a very mild winter in New York with some days almost reaching 60 degrees. Last week, however, the feels-like temperature was down in the single digits. Of course, that is the day I am sitting at my computer and see something out of the corner of my eye...
