The Scoop on Dog-Friendly Dog Training

The Scoop on Dog-Friendly Dog Training

By Sarah Fulcher, Cert. CBST Positive reinforcement training, also commonly called clicker training, positive training, dog-friendly training, force free training, or reward-based training, is a system for working with dogs and other animals in which the focus is on...
Dealing With Puppy Whining

Dealing With Puppy Whining

I came across this great post by Dr. Sophia Yin and wanted to share. While this is geared towards puppies, it could be applied to dogs of any age. However, bear in mind the longer the behaviour has been practiced successfully, the longer it can take to change. Enjoy!...

Follow the Leader – Part 5

Follow the Leader – Part Five A guide to force free leadership with your dog   In any healthy human-dog relationship, the human needs to be the one in charge – just like a human parent and child. The human is the one who makes all the important...
Follow the Leader – Part 4

Follow the Leader – Part 4

Follow the Leader – Part Four A guide to force free leadership with your dog   In any healthy human-dog relationship, the human needs to be the one in charge – just like a human parent and child. The human is the one who makes all the important...
Follow the Leader – Part 3

Follow the Leader – Part 3

Follow the Leader – Part Three A guide to force free leadership with your dog   In any healthy human-dog relationship, the human needs to be the one in charge – just like a human parent and child. The human is the one who makes all the important...
Follow the Leader – Part 2

Follow the Leader – Part 2

Follow the Leader – Part Two A guide to force free leadership with your dog   In any healthy human-dog relationship, the human needs to be the one in charge – just like a human parent and child. The human is the one who makes all the important...
2012 Love2Play Spring Fling Agility Photos

2012 Love2Play Spring Fling Agility Photos

The Spring Fling event was held on May 11th, 12th, and 13th, 2012 near Pass Creek. I went to the even for a few hours on Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th. I was excited for the nice weather and to be able to use my new lens and camera combo this time around.  My...
Your Dog’s Collar – a Potential Choking Hazard?

Your Dog’s Collar – a Potential Choking Hazard?

You will notice if you visit our dog daycare, none of the dogs in the playroom are wearing collars. Often we get asked why they aren’t. The answer is for safety. We used to allow safety release collars on the dogs in daycare, but pretty early on we had a...
YOUR DOG IS COMMUNICATING WITH YOU, NOW LISTEN!

YOUR DOG IS COMMUNICATING WITH YOU, NOW LISTEN!

YOUR DOG IS COMMUNICATING WITH YOU, NOW LISTEN! By Stephanie McGregor KPA-CTP   Imagine you were taken to a different county, where the people only communicated using sign language, punished you for communicating verbally, and had a completely different set...
Follow the Leader – Part 4

Sky

Sky has been coming to the daycare for one day a week over the past few weeks. She is a very chatty, cute dog who likes to play and run with all the others in the daycare. If you see her at the daycare she will likely say hello while she makes a few happy chomps of...