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}
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}
Serial Counter Surf-and-Swipe Doodle
June 23, 2024 by
Seymour is a Goldendoodle who has come to Love Wags A Tail board and train to learn manners. He uses his ginormous size to explore the tops of counters and other surfaces that most dogs only dream about reaching. Seymour is a big lovable fellow who gets a great deal of pleasure by being pursued when he grabs something he’s not supposed to have from off-limit areas. These grab-and-run games are his daily objective sometimes getting in over 50 repetitions {Read More}
Rules For Playing Ball with Schnauzer Auggie
June 20, 2024 by
Auggie is one of my board-and-trains who returns occasionally for board and training maintenance. He is a high energy fellow who needs lots of exercise, as well as reminders of his training. We train dogs to learn the rules, then we reinforce them to maintain them, no matter if it’s their first time here or their tenth. Schnauzer Auggie’s excitement was overwhelming, and when we started to play, he swiped my arm hard unexpectedly. That stung! Our daily ball playing {Read More}
