The Dog Blog

The truth about dog training: not every dog needs training. But every dog deserves training. Let me explain. There are some dogs that simply need training because their behavior and energy is too much to handle. They’re destructive, they don’t listen at all, and they act like the own every room they walk into. Those dogs NEED training. Then there are dogs that are pretty well behaved. Maybe even really well behaved. So their owners

We’re so excited to share this moment with our owner and head trainer, Allison Stoffel. Take a peek and learn a little more about your trainer who’s only ever a phone call away 🙂

4 Reasons Every Dog Should Have a Dog License1. It proves that your dog is properly vaccinated.2. It helps authorities return your dog safely to you if it gets lost.3. It’s cheaper than a fine.4. Local shelters are supported by the fees.What do I need to know about dog licenses?Local Registration Links Getting your dog licensed every year is the law, but there is a lot of confusion around it. We’ve gathered all of the

A lot of times I hear from people that their dog isn’t social, so there must be something wrong with them, right? They didn’t socialize them young enough, they didn’t train enough, they didn’t try hard enough, they didn’t… The list could go on and on and on. Just because your dog isn’t social doesn’t mean there’s anything wrong with either of you. Dogs that don’t like other dogs are perfectly normal. We live in

Dogs are incredibly smart, and once we show them how to do something (and we practice and reward and practice and reward and…), they will be able to reliably perform that command. In that situation that you practiced in. You see, dogs aren’t great at generalizing information. This means that what they learn in one place (ie the kitchen) doesn’t transfer over well if you ask them to perform that same command in another place

Recall. It could save your dog’s life someday, so practice it! We practice inside in low distraction-environments first to make sure the dog really understands what we’re asking of them. Here, Willow is practicing recall while we’re out of sight using the e-collar to help her. We use the pressure of the e-collar essentially as a game of hot-or-cold. As she gets closer, the stimulus from the e-collar lessens. If she gets farther away, the

So much of puppy training is about setting up a really nice foundation. That means building confidence, teaching them how to move with you, trying new things, and exposing them to the world around us. Daisy was pretty nervous with trying new things, so we took her to a park with lots of structures to explore, lots of smells to distract her, and lots of opportunities to make mistakes and try again. We used lures

Willow absolutely adores other dogs. The problem with that is, not all dogs adore her. She has a lot of energy and doesn’t know how to read their signals when they’ve had enough of her, and that’s led to other dogs correcting her. We don’t want that! So we haven’t introduced her to Copper yet in the traditional sense. It’s not because I’m worried (I think they would actually love playing together). It’s because I