Tricks training is a great bonding activity to do with your dog.  It's so much fun! One of the easiest tricks you can teach your dog is ...

Walking through the shelter aisles to see what adoptable dogs were there was part of my routine.  As an Adoption Counselor at the county she...

I'm so proud of my girl Phoebe, she graduated from her Advanced training class at PetSmart!    Phoebe worked hard in class, she...

Dogs work hard for us during training, don't they deserve a reward?  Treats are like a big fat paycheck for doing their best during trai...

Today I'm sharing one of my favorite dog tricks, Play Dead.  This is one of the first tricks I taught my Siberian Husky, Icy.  It's ...

Trick Training Is FUN Dog Training ! Not long ago I wrote a blog post about how dog training should be a lifelong activity for your dog...

It’s that time of year again, time for leaves to fall and kids to head back to school.   Where did the Summer go!?   When the kids go back t...

There are many tools pet parents use to avoid unwanted behaviors in their dogs or cats.  One of my favorite and most effective tools is Bitt...

Stop ripping your hair out every time your dog digs up the yard!  Dogs like to dig, it's what they do.  Some breeds are more prone to di...

Has this ever happened to you?  You step outside your front door just to get the mail but your dog goes tearing past you, bounding out of t...

I don't normally post on my blog on Saturdays, but I just saw this amazing video on the news today and had to share.  This little girl i...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! We've said goodbye to 2014 and it's officially a brand new year, a fresh start filled with possibilities! I...

This time of year, people often ask "What famous person, still living or deceased, would you want at your holiday table and why?" ...