At All Dawgs, your puppy will need his or her first series of vaccinations for Distemper and Parvo in order to begin training classes or daycare. We require vaccination for Rabies when it is age appropriate (usually 16 weeks of age). Puppies are in their ideal socialization window until they are 20 weeks old – […]
Come When Called – Part 4 – Remote Collar Recall
August 29, 2014 By Leave a Comment
In the last several posts, I’ve described the first phases of my journey with Eagle for a truly rock-solid recall (or come when called). He did the foundation training that I outlined in Part 2 – Foundation Matters. In Part 3 – Really Reliable Recall, I described my second attempt to train the skill that […]
Come When Called – Part 3 – Really Reliable Recall
August 22, 2014 By Leave a Comment
In the last post, I described the foundation work for a good come when called (recall) skill. For some dogs, this is all that is needed. However, that was not true for Eagle. It was after this foundation training that Eagle ended up in the road! I knew I had to do something and had […]
Can Your Dog Come When Called? Part Two – Foundation Matters
August 8, 2014 By Leave a Comment
In Part One of the blog series, I talked about Eagle, my nine-year-old Golden Retriever, and the journey we undertook to give him a RELIABLE, off-leash recall (or come when called). In this part, we’ll develop deep — to the foundation training — that is! In order for a dog to WANT to come to […]
Can Your Dog Come When Called? Part 1
July 25, 2014 By Leave a Comment
If there’s one skill that can literally save your dog’s life — it’s the come when called (or recall) skill! This begins a four-post series on that skill. This week’s post is about my now nine-year-old golden retriever, Eagle, and the evolution of me as a trainer with this skill. Eagle is my fifth dog […]
How to Survive Your Dog’s Adolescence
July 18, 2014 By Leave a Comment
You had that perfect puppy…. he thought the world revolved around you. Your biggest problem was teaching him where to do his business…. life was great! Then, one day, it was like he unlearned everything you ever taught him overnight. He stopped listening, he tested boundaries, he just wanted the dog you thought you had! […]
Ride Safely! Traveling with Your Dog
July 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Next week, two of my golden retrievers and I will pack up and head to an Obedience and Rally trial. My dogs and I go to these trial about five or six times a year — and they’re in the car daily to drive to the building. How do I make my dogs safe when […]
Is Your Dog Competition Obedient?
July 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Obedience competition is my passion. I love to compete! Obedience competition is the only to really know what your dog knows! You take your dog into the ring and perform a set series of exercises and are judged on how well (or not so well) you and your dog perform. There are no treats, no toys […]
Need for Speed – Agility!
April 11, 2014 By Leave a Comment
Diane & Hershey competing in agility In part two of our blog series on dog sports, we’re talking about a need…. a need for speed that is! Agility is a great sport for dogs that have energy to burn! All dogs (no pun intended) are allowed to compete in agility competition — including […]
Who’s Ready to Rally?
April 4, 2014 By Leave a Comment
This last past weekend, All Dawgs students and trainers, including myself, competed at an obedience and Rally trial … actually, it was a four-day cluster trial. This begins a four-blog series about various dog sports — Rally Obedience (or Rally), Competition Obedience, Agility and Freestyle. Dog sport competitions, in any of its forms, shows you […]
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