by Louise Stapleton Frappell | Aug 8, 2023 | Dog Trainers, Mentoring, Pet Owners
After a recent webinar for The Pet Professional entitled “When Your Best Laid Plans for House Training Go Awry,” we received some excellent feedback. The webinar was based around the very popular 15-page DogNostics – How To Effectively House Train...
by Niki Tudge | Jun 7, 2023 | Pet Owners
The Training Steps We will refer to the training steps as steps 1 through 4 Step One First, we have to get the behavior so we can reinforce it. This is the stage where the dog learns the behavior. There are several methods to get behavior. You will use the most...
by Niki Tudge | Oct 13, 2022 | Pet Owners, Ponderings
Doogie and I walk together every day and run every other day. Doogie only ever runs 6 miles on roads, and then she goes home to snuffle mats and frozen Kongs while I clock up more miles. Doogie often prefers to walk. But whether we choose to walk or run, the focus is...
by Louise Stapleton Frappell | Sep 21, 2022 | Dog Trainers, Pet Owners
– It’s our role to figure out what works best in different situations! During the Pet Care Professional Certification Workshop, we were asked a question that we often hear, “How can I train a dog that isn’t food motivated?” At The DogSmith, we also encounter...
by Louise Stapleton Frappell | Sep 20, 2022 | Dog Trainers, Pet Owners
Is your dog afraid of thunder and lightning? I have heard and seen people advising pet guardians to ignore their dogs when they are frightened. They are warned that paying attention to the dog will make them worse and lead to the dog being more fearful in future....
by Niki Tudge | Jul 17, 2022 | Dog Trainers, Pet Owners
3 Things To Understand About How Dogs Keep Cool! Your dog has three ways to help keep cool in hot conditions; Panting, sweating and blood vessel expansion. On very hot and humid days, even with a few cooling systems on board, our pets can still struggle to regulate...
