Guess what? My puppy goes crazy sometimes too. Does this sound familiar: Puppy springs across the room, runs into the wall, jumps up on you, bites your hand, pulls on and tears your pant leg, dives under the couch, sprints back and runs into the screen door…repeat for 30 minutes. Yep! Those are our pup’s exact actions […]
What Do I Do To Get My Dog To Stop Jumping Up On Guests?
“When people come over my dog jumps up on them as soon as they walk through the front door. What do I do to get my dog to stop jumping up on guests?” –GM Every time Colby or I come home or if we have company over our yellow lab, Archer, turns into a Jack Russell Terrier at […]
What Should I Teach My Dogs Next? [My Dog Training Class List]
You already saw Archer’s schedule for the rest of the year (if you missed it take a look at our previous blog post), but what about the others in our pack? What should I teach my dogs next? Based on the above picture we’ve got our down-stays…down! First of all, this is my chance to […]
What Should You Teach Your Puppy Next? 14 Fun Classes For You And Your Pup!
Congratulations! I’m glad you decided you want to continue training your puppy! Most people think when it comes to training your pup it’s a one and done. They take their puppy to one obedience class (if that) and now the pup and owner know everything. While taking your puppy to one obedience class and applying what you […]
What Should I Teach My Puppy First?
Question: What should I teach my puppy first? Over 10 years ago I asked myself this question before I brought home my first puppy, Linus. The only real experience I had raising/training a puppy at that point was working with my roommates two puppies, Stinky (Doberman Pinscher mix) and Pepper (Australian Shepherd mix). I had seen what I liked […]
The 6 Essential Tools I Use When Training My Puppy
I started clicker training Archer from day 1. He’s the first puppy in training I’m exclusively using clicker training for teaching new behaviors. Over the years we’ve used many different tools for training our puppies, but clicker training is a little different as it requires a few more pieces to the puzzle. Fortunately, these pieces […]