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How To Take Great Photos of Your Dog!

How To Take Great Photos of Your Dog!

by Louise Stapleton-Frappell | Jun 26, 2023 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog, DogSmith, Lstapletonfrappell

Let's face it, who doesn't love looking at cute photos of happy dogs?  Teaching your dog to happily respond to a "Say Cheese!" cue is lots of fun and should also result in some lovely photos of your best friend! Some pets are more than happy to have their photo taken,...
WHAT IS PUNISHMENT AND WHY SHOULD WE AVOID USING IT WITH OUR PETS?

WHAT IS PUNISHMENT AND WHY SHOULD WE AVOID USING IT WITH OUR PETS?

by Niki Tudge | Sep 15, 2022 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog

What is Punishment and Why Should We Avoid Using It with Our Pets?   Behaviors toward a pet, such as shouting, hitting or withholding a toy or affection, in order to reduce or eradicate an undesirable behavior, can all be considered punishment. How Common Is...
Your Puppy Socialization Checklist

Your Puppy Socialization Checklist

by Niki Tudge | Jun 30, 2022 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog

Your Puppy Socialization SOCIALIZATION is the process of introducing a puppy to the world in a way that will help him be confident and unafraid of people, places and things that he will encounter throughout his life. The most critical socialization window occurs...
Need Help With Your Dogs Behavior?

Need Help With Your Dogs Behavior?

by Niki Tudge | Feb 16, 2022 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog

I can still remember the first time I left a clients house feeling I had saved a dogs life. As I drove slowly away my emotions moved from tears to joy. The owners had become desperate, were stressed, losing sleep and fighting options and decisions they felt they...
The Proper use of Food In Dog Training!

The Proper use of Food In Dog Training!

by Niki Tudge | Jan 14, 2022 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog

Why should I use food when training my dog?  Surely if I ask my dog to do something he should just do it? Dogs are thinking, feeling, intelligent creatures.  Though they are not little people in fur suits, like us they will do things that are fun and rewarding and...
Please Don’t Use Pet Training Devices Intended to Startle – They create more problems than solutions!

Please Don’t Use Pet Training Devices Intended to Startle – They create more problems than solutions!

by Niki Tudge | Aug 18, 2021 | Blogs To Help You Train Your Dog, Dog Training Professionals

Pet Correction Devices Unfortunately, the concept of dominance and the perceived need to have total control over one’s pets has evolved into a range of commercially available tools and equipment designed to stop, prevent, or punish pets for behaviors their owners deem...
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