How soon can you start training your puppy?

2019-04-29T03:10:38+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

I often receive calls from people who’ve just brought home a new puppy. One of the questions they often ask is: “When can I start training?” The answer is, the sooner the better! Once upon a time, people were told they had to wait until their puppies were six months old to begin training. (This [...]

Helping a child overcome his fear of dogs

2019-04-29T03:09:55+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

We drove to Minnesota to spend the week of Thanksgiving (2012) with my family. Romeo is accustomed to a quiet household, so a house full of adults and my nephews ranging from 4 years to college-age, is quite different for him. But he was very well-behaved and adjusted quite well to the change in environment. [...]

What does it mean to give your dog “a job”?

2019-04-29T03:06:04+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , |2 Comments

Dog trainers, myself included, often tell clients that their dogs need a job to do. I recommend this often, especially with highly energetic and/or smart dogs. These dogs were mostly bred for specific jobs – herding livestock, catching rodents, retrieving birds, and others – but are often these days household companions without their intended jobs [...]

I’m glad my dog disobeyed me!

2019-04-29T03:05:41+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

If you’re thinking there’s a typo in the subject of my post, you did read it correctly. And yes, that is what I intended to say! We tend to be very quick to get upset or frustrated when our dogs “know” what we’re telling them to do and they seem to deliberately disobey us. I [...]

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