To Crate or Not To Crate?

To Crate or Not To Crate?

To Crate Or Not To Crate? Written by Sarah Fulcher, CDT, Cert.CBST Many people refuse to crate or kennel train their dog because they feel it is cruel. However, crate training done properly is a highly effective management system that can be a life saver for dog...

Barks and Recreation Puppy Kit Draw – Dec. 20th, 2010

We decided to hold a draw for a fun little kit including numerous items for your new puppy (or items for your older dog too). Of course it is always more fun to leave it up to the dogs in the store to choose who is the winner, this video shows you the whole process...

The Dominance Contraversy

Dr. Sophia Yin explains dominance and the problems with dominance theory a lot better than I can 🙂 Really wonderful explanations with videos. At the end she has a great example of counter-conditioning. Check out her “Dominance Contoversy”...

How to be “Alpha” the easy way

This is on my mind this morning so I am going to write about it. You may or may not be aware of the current contraversy over dominance-based training methods. If you watch tv and don’t live under a rock, you’ve probably seen or heard of either The Dog...