What you’ll learn in this episode: Dogs can transform your life and help you through difficult times A dog’s resiliency and ability to adapt is amazing Connecting with your dog can heal both of you How dogs can bring people together in unexpected ways Love and attention are a huge factor in dog training...
READ MORE What you’ll learn in this episode: Dangers posed by wild javelina Keeping yourself and your dog safe How Javelina communicate with their group The story of a particularly dangerous encounter out in the field between a group of javelina and a dog and his owner How having a well-trained dog that comes immediately when...
READ MORE What you’ll learn in this episode: Traits and characteristics of Ryman setters Dogs need connection and intimacy with their humans to achieve their full potential Different setter strains and breeding for specific traits original to the Ryman breed Joys and struggles of dog breeding Setters are very sociable dogs that want to please- easy...
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Drake, our yellow Lab, took a flyer yesterday. I had him out for pigeons the morning before. We were set up under a flight path of feral pigeons flying into a food source. I managed to scrape down a few for Drake and Scout to retrieve. He woke up the next morning figuring that...
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How many dogs? That’s a question folks need to ask themselves. I had a conversation the other day with a friend who just brought a second dog into his family. This was after an older dog had recently passed, bringing their family dog number back down to one. As parents, they were very careful...
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Recently we talked about rope, the primary and simplest tool a dog trainer needs. In this week’s blog we will explore the second essential training tool: your voice. It’s the one thing we all use to communicate, and yet we underestimate its power and potential peril when used to train our dogs. Since we...
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Nicole was unpacking her suitcase this morning and examining her new walking shoes that had just completed their first sojourn. We had just returned from a Thanksgiving trip to Kentucky. I spent mornings and afternoons in a deer stand while Nicole went for daily restorative walks along the narrow travel lanes in this picturesque...
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Anyone and everyone who has a dog is a dog trainer, whether you see yourself that way or not. As a dog trainer, your most important tool is your voice. It’s also the tool least likely to be used effectively or even recognized as a tool by most folks engaged in trying to communicate...
READ MORE What you’ll learn about training your dog to safely run free in open country: The difference between using a leash and using a rope when dog training What a check cord is and how to make one How to use a check cord to train your dog to be a Free Range Dog What...
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