Here is a fun video of me and my dog enjoying ourselves during a training session. We’re gearing up for a holiday video to come towards the end of the year. That takes a lot of planning! Meanwhile, if you and your dog don’t have as much fun as we do training, contact me for an appointment to get started bringing joy into your dog training sessions. By Helen Verte Certified Pet Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed, Certified Trick Dog Instructor {Read More}
Archives for January 2014
Shelter From The Cold
January 5, 2014 by
This time of year makes me think of the many pets who live outdoors or are indoor/outdoor pets, and may face some cold, if not frigid weather. Some freeze to death. It’s hard to fathom, but it’s true. Pets need shelter. I ran across this photo on Facebook. It may seem like a small contribution, but to a small animal out in the cold, this shelter can make a difference between surviving or not. Three containers are nestled inside each other, {Read More}
Puppy Training
January 3, 2014 by
Puppies have so much to learn and it’s important to start them off as soon as possible. Socialization, for example, has a small window of opportunity, and that window needs to be exploited. There are many behaviors a puppy needs to learn. Housetraining and impulse control are two big ones to start. And as cute as they are, puppies have razor sharp teeth and they need to learn where to use them. Before your puppy gets to practice habits that {Read More}
Housetraining A Dog
January 2, 2014 by
Do you have a new puppy who needs housetraining? Have you adopted an adult dog whose house training skills are rusty? Or perhaps your dog was never completely housebroken, and you want to start fresh to housetrain your dog right. Even a senior dog can be house trained or re-housetrained. As long as a dog is in good health, s/he can be housetrained. The most efficient path to a housetrained dog is through Love Wags A Tail’s Housetraining 123 board-and-train {Read More}
