Mar 26, 2014 | Dogs, Pets, Training
If you’ve ever done any positive reinforcement dog training, you know that food plays a big part of the training process. Most dogs are highly motivated by food. They will happily engage in learning new behaviors with the promise of getting a yummy bit of...
Feb 24, 2014 | Behavioral Problems, Dogs, Pets, Training
You’ve decided to adopt a puppy. Congratulations! Puppies are wonderful additions to your home. They are an endless source of entertainment . . . that is when they aren’t making you crazy. If your prior dog lived a good long life, chances are pretty good...
Jan 1, 2014 | Dogs, Pets, Recreation, Safety, Training
Dogs that enjoy inclusion in their families’ activities usually share one characteristic: good leash manners. Think about those summer dog festivals or kids’ soccer and baseball games. For the most part, the dogs that get to join their families for these events walk...
Sep 25, 2013 | Behavioral Problems, Dogs, Pets, Recreation, Training
Rosanne Hall, CPDT-KA, trainer at Cold Nose Companions shares this recent experience with her own dog: My deaf English Bulldog, Finnegan, recently “starred” in a play! My husband spotted the post on Facebook. “Chagrin Valley Little Theater needs a bulldog for...
Sep 18, 2013 | Behavioral Problems, Dogs, Pets, Uncategorized
I caught myself doing something the other day that I try to keep my clients from doing: putting a “label” on a problem behavior. In my eleven-plus years of training, I have come to reject neat categorical labels for dog behavior. I got to that point by consulting with...
