Your puppy’s first night at home. It’s definitely exciting…It’s definitely fun…Here are some things to think about before your puppy arrives at your home. It’s been about a year (UPDATE: Yowzers! It’s been almost 12 years now!) since I brought a 7 week old puppy named Stetson home from Guide Dogs of America (GDA). It made me […]
4 Future Benefits Of Crate Training Your Puppy
Maybe you already started crate training your puppy and have already hit those frustrating first few days or maybe you are just prepping for that new puppy. Either way when you first start crate training the future benefits of a well-behaved, crate trained puppy are not always apparent. After crate training my last half dozen puppies […]
How To Solve Your Dog Training Problems In 30 Days
It’s almost New Years here in California and what better time then now to start thinking about New Years Resolutions! Specifically, new years resolutions for the dogs and their dog training and behavior issues. Do I think you can solve dog training problems in 30 days? NO and YES! NO because dog training should be […]
A Well Trained Dog Is By Far A Happier Dog!
The good people at pet365 actually sent me this post on “Dog Training Statistics” many moons ago and unfortunately it’s taken me this long to get a blog article together about their wonderful infographic. One thing I definitely have to agree with is the first line: “A well trained dog is by far a happier […]
Dublin’s Guide Dog Training Update
It’s been over 4 months since I dropped off Dublin at guide dog college. I still think about him and how he’s doing just about every day. I like posting some of his old puppy pictures to our Facebook page. Every time I visit the Guide Dogs of America (GDA) campus I ask how he’s […]
Puppy In Training TV – Ep 18 – Puppy Turn In Day
Make sure you bring a handkerchief for this episode of Puppy In Training TV because it’s a real tear jerker. It seems just like yesterday that we picked up a 7 week old puppy from the “D” litter that we named Dublin. As a guide dog puppy raiser we work on basic dog obedience training, […]