Here’s something you don’t see too often. A Dobermann eating a pickle. OK, so he’s not actually eating “the” pickle, but he’s eating from the pickle. The Starmark Pickle toy. What a greatly designed toy it is, too! It keeps dogs occupied for long spurts of time. Luigi the Dobermann is almost 13 years old, and sometimes it’s difficult to find the right toy for him, but he loves his pickle toy! And it gives him a mental workout, as {Read More}
Train Your Pooch To Wear A Santa Hat For Holiday Photos
December 1, 2025 by
This time of year makes for good memory-making photos. If you have a puppy or doggo in the family and would like to take a holiday photo of him/her wearing a Santa hat, my little board-and-train student, Farley, an adorable miniature poodle puppy, will show you how he did it. You can then follow along to do the same with your pooch. If you have a new puppy or dog in your family that you’d like to start out on {Read More}
Recess At Love Wags A Tail – Puppy Play Time In Between Training
November 18, 2025 by
When puppies arrive at Love Wags A Tail, they start learning right away. But there’s also fun time during recess where they can explore, run, and play to get exercise and stimulation from whatever interests them. In this case, Farley, a 6-month-old mini poodle, returned for a visit and earned free time “helping me” do daily chores. He’s a water dog and found some entertainment grabbing hose water during recess. If you need help with a challenge or to enroll {Read More}
Poodle Puppy Thwarts a Ghost Snake
October 26, 2025 by
Here’s a 2-minute video of a poodle puppy named Farley who recently graduated board-and-train with bravery honors. Farley employed a behavior we all have called approach-avoidance conflict. It’s a behavioral science theory that basically describes balancing desires and fears. Farley is a young and spunky puppy, which makes him all the more fun to train. Watch him fend off and conquer his fear of the ghost snake. If you need help with a challenge or to enroll out your puppy {Read More}
Halloween Graduate Pooches from Love Wags A Tail
October 23, 2025 by
Happy Halloween! The little angels who’ve come through the board-and-train program at Love Wags A Tail took some time to pose for festive Halloween photos in between learning such behaviors as sit, come, walk on leash, crate manners, house training, and other splendid skills. If you’d like to send your pooch to a positive environment {Read More}
There’s A Pill In My Cream Cheese!
July 6, 2025 by
While some dogs take their monthly heartworm preventatives easily, there are a few who have come through my board-and-train dog training program who have said, “Later lady! I’ll skip that one.” Well, kid, not on my watch. Heartworm preventative is life sustaining preventative. The last thing any dog owner should gamble with is the possibility of their dog contracting heartworm from an infected mosquito. In Florida, we have plenty of those blood sucking insects, so it’s all the more important {Read More}
April Sprinkler Showers During Board-and-Train
April 19, 2025 by
Even though we don’t have much rain and it’s time for April showers, my board-and-train dogs find a way to shower if they are water dogs. When the sprinkler goes on, this little girl goes in. She’s got all sorts of talents. Besides sprinkler dashing, she chashes birds, and tries to climb trees to catch those varmint squirrels. When dogs come to Love Wags A Tail board-and-train, I love watching their innate drives blossom. And doggos like Lexi, who yank {Read More}
Introduction Curtsy aka Play Bow At Board-and-Train
March 24, 2025 by
A cutie pie 1.5 year-old French Bulldog named Apollo started his board-and-train, and my eldest, 11 year-old Dobergirl, Gemilie, introduced herself to him with multiple play bows. When a dog play bows to another, that’s a friendly greeting and can be an invitation to play. Follow me on Youtube. If you want to enroll your pooch in board-and-train, contact me for a conversation on your goals for training. ———- Helen Verte Schwarzmann 954-768-9696 239-368-3682 Contact me Follow me on Youtube. {Read More}
The Mighty Maltese
March 9, 2025 by
Maltese (Malteses?) are small but mighty. They are sassy little darlings. When they get comfortable in board-and-train, which is almost immediately, they always become great conversationalists. Put a talkative French bulldog together with a Maltese and you’d have quite a conversation. In the meantime, I enjoy the conversations I get to have with them. Besides their talkative personalities, they are also creative. This is Zoe who was the first Maltese I trained. During one of our sit stay lessons, she {Read More}
Happy Holidays from Love Wags a Tail Dog Training
December 18, 2024 by
We wish you a merry holiday and love and companionship between you and your beloved fur babies. Yargi the mischief maker who’s not a friend of varmints, but loves to cuddle for pets. Sunny McSpunky. The confident King Charles Cavalier with a love for chasing birds and catching treats. Always ready to save the day is my Doberdame, Miss Emilie who’s not only lead of the Santa Patrol, but also the Squirrel {Read More}
Bulldog Pulls Halloween Prank On Trainer
October 17, 2024 by
The personalities behind each pup and dog I train through my board-and-train at Love Wags A Tail dog and puppy training are like that box of chocolates Tom Hanks referenced in the movie Forrest Gump. It’s true. You never know what you’re gonna get in a box of chocolates or in a litter of puppies. I can empathize with owners who tell me they’ve had a certain breed for years, “but this one’s different.” Usually the “different” part is something {Read More}
Goldendoodle Follows His Nose
August 20, 2024 by
When a puppy or dog comes to board-and-train with me, if they care to share, I find out what their special gifts are. Besides being a superior paper towel swiper and shredder, Seymour not only fetches the ball and returns it for another round, but he can find the ball in a yard without anyone telling him it’s there in the first place. Seymour’s nose tells him it’s there. Amazing Doodle that he is. After this ginormous goldendoodle’s board-and-train, I {Read More}
Board-and-Training Recreation Time
August 3, 2024 by
While dogs and puppies train with me during their board-and-train packages, they also live with me as if they were my personal pet. I get to know them and find out their innate talents, what triggers naughty behaviors, as well as their learning velocity when we work through their training plans. Whatever I learn, I share with their owners. Recreation time is always fun. Dogs get to exercise and run on my securely fenced, half acre yard. Some chase lizards, {Read More}
Shy Puppy Small Adventure
July 10, 2024 by
Owners of shy puppies and dogs enroll their dogs in Love Wags A Tail board-and-train for housetraining because shy doggos also need housetraining. Gaining trust is a process that helps to build a rapport with the pooch needing house breaking and I work with them as much as possible to get there. When they go home, owners get specialized videos about their dog’s traiing so they can keep up the maintenance and growth training that goes along with housetraining. Luna {Read More}
Independence Day and Dogs
July 4, 2024 by
Happy Independence Day! While you celebrate the holiday remember to take care of your dog and keep him safe. Loud noises can be scary, so if you’re going out on the town to watch the fireworks, it would be kinder to leave the fur babies at home. With Independence Day comes the thought of independent dogs to me. I have board and trained shy dogs to independent dogs and all kinds of temperaments in between. No matter what breed or {Read More}
