Training a puppy to accept the collar and lead.

Training a puppy to accept the collar and lead.

Walking on a collar and lead is a crucial ability that every dog must learn. Even the best trained dog should never be taken outside the home or yard without a robust collar and leash.

Naturally before you can train your puppy to accept a leash, he or she must first learn how to accept wearing a collar. Step one is to select a collar that fits the dog correctly. It’s important to determine the…

Walking on a Leash and Staying: Two Great Commands

Dog Training Tips

You are walking down the street and the next thing you know, your normally loving dog becomes aggressive towards other dogs and people he sees. It’s enough to make you want to keep him inside all the time!

However, there are some ways to deal with leash aggression so you can both get some good quality time and exercise outdoors

Dogs are like children in many ways. Often you can avoid bad behavior if you redirect their attention. If you…

Tips for training your puppies

Tips for training your puppies

All of us dream of parenting the perfect dog, a pup that is a CGC or canine good citizen and is well behaved and dependable at all times. Well dreams do come true if the training is done with care and dedication. Remember pups learn from day one and need to be taught what is right, what is wrong, and proper socialization.

Pups are like children, they need constant supervision and training. Training a pup need not be…

Puppy Training 101

            Bringing a new puppy into your home can be an exciting experience, but also will inevitably provide many challenges for the new dog owner. Puppies are as law abiding as they are old. Puppies tend to compensate for their anything goes behavior with oodles of cuteness that results in the owners pandering to the pups, and thus not training them properly. Many will think they have the will power to withstand the cuddly cute manipulations that puppies are famous…