Archive for the ‘Dog Training Articles’ Category

Learning Through Repetition (Max, I said Sit!)

Friday, June 5th, 2009

By Dianna Young
You probably already are aware that whatever your dog learns from you he learns through repetition. What you may not be aware of, however, is that he may learn a lot of things from you that you had not  intended to teach.
Take, for example, Max. He’s a pleasant, intelligent, medium-sized dog with a [...]

Toy Breeds, part 2

Tuesday, May 19th, 2009

By Dianna Young
In many respects, living with a dog is the same no matter whether the animal is a 150-pound Rottweiler or a four-pound Mexican Chihuahua. A dog is a dog. Dogs think like dogs, behave like dogs, learn the way dogs learn. They all need the same kind of structure in order to live [...]

Toy Breeds – Are They Ankle Biters?

Wednesday, April 29th, 2009

By Dianna Young
Your doorbell rings, you open the door, and before you can stop your dog she charges aggressively past you onto the porch and is all over your poor visitor like a falcon on a duck.
A tragedy in the making?
Not really. Your dog’s squeaky “Yip, Yip, Yip!” doesn’t exactly instill fear. Your dog is [...]

Separation Anxiety

Sunday, March 8th, 2009

By Dianna Young
Like a lot of people, you probably thought long and hard before taking the plunge and actually opening up your home to a new canine companion. You wanted to weigh the positives of such a relationship against the possible negatives.
Ultimately, you decided to go for it because running through your mind was the [...]

Trainers and Training

Friday, February 27th, 2009

By Dianna Young
Let me tell you about one of my favorite dogs. Her name is Lady, and she’s a Labrador Retriever that belongs to one of our boarding clients. Lady is a wonderful dog. She has spent a lot of time in our kennel, and we have come to know her very well and to [...]