Dogs love to dig holes! There are a variety of reasons why a dog digs holes. Some examples include: *To burn off energy *To get at something (buried treasure, rodents underground, etc.) *To escape or get somewhere else *For fun *As a stress reliever *To find a cool spot to lie down Some dogs will [...]
Do you know what your dog’s motivators are? If you train using positive reinforcement or reward-based methods, you need to know! So what does reward-based or positive reinforcement training mean? In a nutshell, it means we are proactive in teaching our dogs what TO do, and we reward them for making the “right” or a [...]
Some people don’t enjoy walking their dogs because the dogs are so over-the-top excited, they leap around and make it difficult to get leashed up; they knock people over trying to rush out the door; and they practically yank arms out of their sockets dragging people down the sidewalk. Other people have the opposite problem: [...]
I often hear things stated as facts that really aren’t. I’m sure you do as well. In this case, the statements are about things like prey drive in dogs. Things like: “You can’t teach a dog not to chase wildlife.” Or, “You can’t teach a dog not to chase wildlife without the use of [...]
Zuzu had her first close encounter of the snake variety today. We generally see bull snakes on our property quite a bit during the spring and summer. This year so far, we have not seen as many as usual. So today was the first time that Zuzu actually got up close and personal with one. [...]
