Gretel Out and About

Gretel took a walk in downtown Raleigh yesterday and practiced her commands in a new environment with bigger distractions. We walked in the early evening…

Welcome Dougal!

Dougal is a 8 mo old Vizsla that just joined our program to work on resource guarding, self control and general obedience. He is as…

Minnie: New Friends

Three cheers for Minnie! She’s made a new friend and is transferring all her good manners over to her. She’s learning she can trust new…

SIT for breakfast!

I love this exercise! Making your dog wait to eat is such a great leadership exercise! Eating at the same time makes them all equal.…

Working for Dinner

Gretel, Mozie, and Carlito are practicing staying in a “Down” until I release them to eat. They each are eating out of a different kind…

Minnie: K9 Greetings

Minnie is learning that she can have more dog friends when she greets properly! A calm greeting where she gets lower shows the other dog…

Minnie: Self Control

Minnie attended classes where she continued to work on her self control.  One of our exercises was practicing boundaries.  She couldn’t follow me as I…

Diesel: Leadership

A great activity to practice with your dog is settling down UNDER your feet/legs.   This puts you on top which in turn means you’re…