by admin | Mar 23, 2023 | Living With Dogs
Enrichment is not just a dog training industry buzzword. It’s a serious topic about meeting the biological and psychological needs of dogs. So, what is enrichment? Why is enrichment (so) important? How can you enrich your dog’s life? Enrichment is essentially about...
by admin | Mar 23, 2023 | Living With Dogs, Uncategorized
Using food in training dogs is nothing new in 2023 any more than it was in 2011 when Hawk joined me or, even in 1995 when Szap, the original cooperative dog came along and changed everything for me. With Szap, the pet food and treat manufacturing industry had not yet...
by admin | Jan 20, 2016 | Living With Dogs
Oh no, it snowed on Martin Luther King Day! Could it be the beginning of another Monday snowstorm pattern? This time last year, Boston was about to begin the most difficult winter on record. Perhaps all the snow and your aching back is what you remember most about...
by admin | Jan 3, 2015 | Kids & Dogs
When I was a kid, dogs were everywhere much as they are today, just not always on leash or under the influence of their owners. My family had lots of dogs. Believe it or not, at one time, we had seven dogs. If a dog growled at me or one of my siblings, my parents’...
by admin | Jan 3, 2015 | Puppies
Look in the appendix of today’s popular puppy training books and you’ll probably find a neat and not so little list of ALL the people, places and things you MUST expose your puppy to OR ELSE. How many? Your puppy must ‘meet’ xxx number of people in xxx days… By the...
by admin | Jan 3, 2015 | Puppies
Seriously! Training your puppy can reap rewards for you and your family for 15 or more years and is about the well-being of not just you and your dog but that of everyone who comes in contact with your dog. I frequently say in my puppy foundation class that training a...
by admin | Jan 3, 2015 | Living With Dogs
The first need-to-know detail about the 4th of July holiday? Dogs go missing more often during this holiday than any other time of year. With good reason I might add! When you think about it, it makes perfect sense. In a dog’s mind, the whole world has suddenly...
by admin | Jan 3, 2015 | Living With Dogs
It’s easy to see when a dog has ‘issues’ with thunderstorms. It’s not so easy to help them before, during and after. Many dogs have become so sensitized to thunderstorms that they won’t go outside hours before to days after a storm. While there is a range of behavior...
by admin | Jan 3, 2015 | Fun with Dogs
What can playing games with dogs TEACH dogs about people? What can playing games with dogs TEACH people about dogs and dog behavior? The good news is A LOT and playing games with your dog doesn’t have to break your energy bank or your real bank. Dogs, like people,...
by admin | Jan 3, 2015 | Training Deaf Dogs
Hawk E. Wilkinson Hawk joined us on August 20th. She was then just 5 months of age. She’s deaf. I knew that before getting her. We don’t really know her breed inputs so we’re calling it as we see it. She was listed as an Australian shepherd mix. She looks and acts...
