Month: July 2013

Coco and Tico are showing that they can be calm and hold their sit together. Look quick though, they don’t stay planted long before they…

Roscoe is practicing sitting politely on his walks. This is good not only for leadership, but also in case you have to stop for any…

Jamison has met the other housemates and is settling in well to our routine. One key thing that we do is sitting at doors and…

Jamison is our newest trainee! He knows the basics pretty well so we’ll be sharpening his skills and challenging his brain!

Puppies explore with their mouths so from an early age, we battle with puppy mouthiness. If not nipped early, this can be a huge problem.…

Barkley is enjoying his last afternoon on the porch with his new friends before he goes home! Good Boy Barkley!

Coco is learning about boundaries. When I give him the “wait” command at the entrance to the kitchen, it means that he cannot follow me…

Teaching a dog to wait at the door is an important leadership exercise but also a way to keep them from bolting out the door.

Coco is doing real well on his self control. He must sit and wait to be released for his dinner. It’s hard for him to…

Darby looking adoringly at Donnie (or wondering when he will put her down LOL). Either way, she is behaving nicely being held.