Yuba’s Journey
Being a dog trainer is a life that is full of highs and lows. I became a dog trainer not only because of my love for dogs but also because I have a passion for helping people connect with animals in a meaningful way. I truly believe that dogs should be seen as a...
Quick Potty Tips
Regardless of your dog's age, Potty Training is pretty much the same across the board! Two rules cover it: 1) Make sure your dog or puppy has plenty of appropriately timed opportunities to eliminate in the right place. Practice makes perfect! 2) Closely supervise or...
Teach Your Dog to Say Please
Teaching your dog "Say Please By Sitting" is a great way help teach your dog some self-control and help you find a kind and helpful way to provide guidance and leadership.This exercise adds structure to your day and sets ground rules for every interaction with your...
Give your dog a job!
Or they will find one of their own.. and you are not going to like it! We humans have the luxury of being able to entertain ourselves with music, television, books, podcasts, and more! Our dogs, however, are not so fortunate. That is where you come in! Make sure your...
How do dogs learn?
Although dog’s brains are very similar to ours in many ways, they don’t learn in exactly the same way we do. We learn well by reading, listening or observing. Dogs associate events and learn from experiences. Learning is a process that results in the dog recognizing...
Teach Your Dog to Give You Eye Contact
In dog training, Eye Contact ( or "Focus" as some people call it) is a very important skill your dog needs to learn. We want to be able to ask our dogs to look at us and look away from any manner of distraction. It seems like a pretty simple task, but that's not...
The Do Nothing Exercise
The goal of this exercise is to teach our dogs how to settle down, relax, and possibly even take a nap while we are busy. This is great for a variety of situations, like running into a friend on the Greenway, going to eat at an outdoor cafe, or when shopping in the...
Decreasing Demand Barking
The hard thing about demand barking is that it is often just fun on its own, even without any other reward! With demand barking, we are trying to train our dogs NOT to bark (or otherwise vocalize) for things that they want. They may be barking for food, attention,...
Help Calm Your Excited Greeter
This post is pretty extensive, but is not all-inclusive. There are other factors to consider as well! Try not to be intimidated by all the information below, I’m just offering lots of ways to work on this issue. Try them all, and stick with what works! Jumping on...
Kong 101: How to keep your pup busy!
Winter is upon us, and here in the Boone, NC, that means lots of cold weather, short days, and SNOW! How do we keep our dogs from driving us crazy during those long winter nights? Working on your dog training skills with your dog is a great way to burn off some of...