I have a very simple cell phone. It’s an AT&T flip phone. Recently, the screen went white. I ordered a new one. (That sounds easier than it was.) The operator told me when the phone arrived to take the new one with the old one to an AT&T retailer to get the phone numbers and photos transferred. So I did that today. The first store I stopped at looked at the phone and told me their app was broken and {Read More}
Housetraining Small Dogs In Boot Camp
August 11, 2015 by
Sometimes I have puppy dog board-and-train clients who come into our humane boot camp program to learn a certain behavior, but they have a roadblock behavior in the way of our success. Such is the case for my little 1-year-old Chihuahua MinPin client, Valentino, who is smart, agile, and as lovable as they come. He also is very good at climbing out of ex-pens, but staying in an ex-pen is part of the Love Wags A Tail housetraining board-and-train process. {Read More}
Tiring a Dog Out During Board-and-Train
August 4, 2015 by
When Love Wags A Tail Dog Training accepts a dog into our dog training and boarding program, they are enrolled into a activities-packed program. Your dog is integrated into our daily routine, has other dogs and toys to play with, food toys to destuff, daily training both formal and informal to complete, and has plenty of time for just being a dog. It’s all part of our board-and-train package. We merrily tire dogs out! When they sleep hard like our {Read More}
Board-and-Train Play Time
June 27, 2015 by
Maggie May was a boarding and training client who came through the Love Wags A Tail Board-And-Train Program for housetraining and to learn basic manners. We also taught her the rules of playing tug with people, and when she followed them, her reward was more play and even to win the game. Everyone wants to win! Playing tug with your dog is a great way to bond and gives your dog some much needed exercise. Social interaction between dogs who {Read More}
Board and Train Imports and Locals
June 14, 2015 by
Love Wags a Tail Dog Training trains dogs humanely and effectively through our board-and-train program. We can meet your needs for training and behavior modification whether you’re local or long distance. If transportation can be worked out, we can train your dog through our program that teaches dogs to make the choices you want! Dogs love to learn our way and we love training this way! Here are two recent graduates. Izzy, a Podenco from Spain, was imported to South {Read More}
Hiring a Professional Dog Trainer
May 11, 2015 by
This is a video I made of my experience hiring an amateur for a professional job. While I got a fine discount on his services, the outcome was I lost what I paid to him more than 50 times over. Due diligence is required when hiring a pro in any field, but because puppy and dog training is unregulated and there are no minimum requirements to declare oneself a pro dog trainer, doing research is especially warranted. Dogs are family {Read More}
Best Board-And-Train Program
April 26, 2015 by
If you send your dog to Love Wags A Tail for one of our board-and-train programs and during the process, she needs a day at the doggy spa, we’ll take care of the arrangements and make sure grooming is done. This little girl came in with one doo and got another one to go home with. We think she looks fabulous both ways, but as summer approaches, a lighter coat will make her feel so much better. Our boot camp dogs {Read More}
Old Dogs, New Tricks
April 15, 2015 by
This is Annie both from 10 years ago and on her 10th year adoption anniversary on April 9. She’s a spry Golden Retriever with a twist, and a very sensitive and wise old soul. Annie is 11 years old and just earned her Novice Trick Dog title proving old dogs can learn new tricks! In fact, senior dogs love to learn new tricks just as much as puppies. Getting attention and stretching one’s mind are two of the best things {Read More}
The Errant Kibble Caper
April 7, 2015 by
There’s a saying that if you find a Cheerio on the kitchen floor, your dog’s not doing his job. Well, dogs have all sorts of talents, and in this case, my little Cockapoo board-and-train, Noli, shows off her flexibility while demonstrating what an excellent kitchen floor cleaner she is. The interesting thing is to see how motivated this little dog is to get one stray piece of kibble. That is why training with food is so fabulous. Eating food is {Read More}
The Typical Board-And-Train Day
March 23, 2015 by
What’s a typical schedule for a puppy or dog who comes to board and train, also known as boot camp, at Love Wags a Tail dog training in south Florida? Dogs and pups are sent to boot camp dog training for a variety of reasons. Some need housetraining, some obedience skills, some need more confidence, others are here to learn to be a good companion and learn skills such as retrieving, opening doors, closing cupboards that aid their owners in daily {Read More}
Naples Board and Train
March 22, 2015 by
I’m doing a board-and-train with a little Podenco from Spain. She’s quite a smarty pants, and very willing to work for her meals. Here she is pulling a sock off my foot as one of her dog training tasks during her board and train in South Florida. Her name is Izzy and she’s a very bright dog and we encourage her to use her smarts 24/7. We challenge her to complete tasks we train her to do, and when we {Read More}
When Dog Owners Have Colds
February 23, 2015 by
One of the things that’s important when you live alone with pets is to think ahead. This week I’m battling a cold, which took a lot of my energy, and I have a board-and-train. Do I stop doing my daily training lessons with my client? Heavens no! But where I have a choice, and I usually do, I do the daily training lessons at home instead of going out on the town. Any behavior I teach a dog always starts {Read More}
Baby, It’s Cold Outside!
February 19, 2015 by
I gave some food to a friendly cat that showed up at my house in the neighborhood a couple months ago, and the cat in this photo, who we’ll call Buddy, started showing up in the shadows. I bought enough cat food for two, and shortly after, the friendly cat disappeared. I’ve been feeding Buddy ever since. He shows up regularly, and is getting pretty much two meals a day now. He won’t let me get close enough to touch him, {Read More}
Happy Valentine’s Day To Our Dogs
February 13, 2015 by
We have a special relationship with our dogs, and when Valentine’s Day comes, let’s not forget showing them some of the love, too, in an extra special way. Treats are always appreciated by most fur kids, so why not make a delicious homemade cookie for them and add a twist with a heart-shaped cut! These are going to my students’ dogs and my own. Tuna fudge is always a fine treat, and very easy to cut with a cookie cutter {Read More}
How Dogs Smell
February 12, 2015 by
A client emailed me about his 5-month-old pup suddenly sniffing around the perimeter of the lower floor of the house. This particular breed was developed and employed to work as a retriever as well as to sniff out truffles. After the work was done, the Standard Poodle enjoyed being the elegant companion of his people. Nowadays, this breed has found its place in our lives mostly as a cherished pet. But you will find with any dog, their sense of smell is something {Read More}
