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Socialize Puppy

Socializing your puppy is not only important to him/her, but it’s important to you, your family, other dogs or animals, and to other people. It’s important because it ensures your puppy can become a confident and friendly adult.

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Teaching Dog Down

Some dogs feel uncomfortable in a subjective position such as “down.”  Since dogs do this behavior naturally; they don’t need to learn “how” to do it.  By rewarding your dog whenever you see him or her going DOWN naturally, you take advantage of them performing this in an environment comfortable to them; teaching them that […]

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Solve Dog Training Problems

Sometimes it’s the pup, and sometimes it’s the human that just doesn’t quite “get it” when it comes to dog training. The key is to keep on trying with your dog until you get the behaviors you would like from him or her…the games will help you be successful.

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Training Your Dog

So you have been working at home with your dog to perform a command or cue, and he/she is doing it perfectly…then when you want to show off your accomplishment at class, there is nothing to show off…Fido just sits there and looks at you with a blank look on his face. Has your training […]

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