Does your dog trust you?

2019-04-29T02:59:41+00:00By |Categories: Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

One of the biggest points I try to get across to people is that training dogs effectively is really about creating a partnership, learning to work together, and learning to communicate effectively with each other. It’s not about “teaching the dog who is boss” or establishing “dominance” because if that’s your main goal, you’ve already [...]

Burning off energy in the summer heat with your dogs

2019-04-29T02:59:21+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

Most dogs are less energetic during the heat of the day – especially with our 100+ degree days lately. For those dogs, they are probably getting less exercise than normal. But they still need some exercise, which is best done early in the morning or later in the evening when it cools off. This doesn’t [...]

Dealing with difficult distractions – wildlife version

2019-04-29T03:01:47+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments

When I ask clients about their biggest difficulties in training their dogs, one of the most common answers I get is “distractions.” Their dogs might be doing great at home or in places with very few distractions, but as soon as the dogs are distracted by something else, all that training seems to go out [...]

What percentage of the time is your dog well-behaved?

2019-04-29T02:58:40+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

During my recent Sunday evening Polite Pooches in Public Class, we met at Clement Park in Littleton and walked around the lake trail. This gave us plenty of opportunities for our dogs to practice dealing with distractions such as walkers, dogs being walked, bicyclists, skateboarders, prairie dogs, trash on the trail, and various other distractions. [...]

How my Juvenile Delinquent Dogs book came to be

2019-04-29T02:58:14+00:00By |Categories: Dog-Book-Article-Video Reviews, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Prior to my Vizlsa, Romeo, all of our dogs have been adult dogs adopted through breed rescue groups. I’m a big believer in helping homeless dogs find their forever homes, and helping dogs remain in their homes so they don’t end up homeless. But more than that, I am a big believer in helping dogs [...]

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