Huh? What is all this alphabet soup?
International Association of Canine Professionals Certified Dog Trainer
Why is the title Certified Dog Trainer important?
Did you know currently anyone wanting to call themselves a dog trainer can do so? Someone who may have had some success training their own family pet decides it’s fun and will start charging [...]
Archive for January, 2008
IACP CDT
Posted in dog training, dogs, pets, tagged CDT, certified dog trainer, dog training, dogs, pets, puppy training on January 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
When to Start
Posted in dog training, dogs, pets, tagged dog training, dogs, pets, puppy, puppy training on January 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
People ask me daily when they should start training the puppy they just got. IMMEDIATELY!
Puppies are little sponges soaking up information 24/7 whether or not you’re not actively training. Why not make some of the things they are soaking up things you WANT them to soak up?
Reward behavior they offer naturally. When they’re tired and [...]
Welcome Tringa!
Posted in Leonberger, dogs, life, pets, tagged dogs, life, pets on January 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Welcome Tringa
On 1/2/08, we added another Leonberger puppy to our pack. That brings our personal pack back up to 5. Still smaller than the 7 we had for years, but enough the house doesn’t feel so empty.
Tringa was born 11/6/07. She’s a fun little pup-if you can call 22.8 pounds at 9 weeks little.
One [...]