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Teaching Through Play

One of the things that I love to do with the dogs is teach through play. I will play tug to work on: fetch, drop it, take it, leave it and of course no teeth on skin. This is one of my all time favorites because the dog is aroused and has to learn to [...]

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I Should Have Said Something!

I was enjoying a nice walk on the trails yesterday with Blossom and another lab and saw a woman with two dogs. One looked a lot like my old girl Kailey (shepherd x) and I pet the dog and we talked about it being a rescue and her age. The dog was off leash and [...]

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Keeping Our Dogs Healthy

We talk about preventing unwanted behaviours a lot in the dog training world.  One other thing to prevent is injuries and illness. Diet, nutrition and exercise play just as big a role in our dogs lives as they do in ours. Although, I have a hard time not eating addictive sugar, I can make sure [...]

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