Creative Dog Training

A Morning in the Life of Chaos - A Puppy’s Life

I would like to take you guys through a typical day in my life. My wife (Brandy, a teacher) and I h ave three kids: Cooper (8), Lily (6), and Charley (2). We recently decided to get a puppy. Enter Turbo – a bright, playful, and energetic twelve-week-old Havanese.

We start our morning routine...

Why Wont My Dog Just Lay Down?!? Teaching Through Stress

Having two dogs (Golden Retrievers) that are 13 years old has spoiled me. They couldn&r squo;t care less about going out to pee all the time. As they've gotten older and I have to coax them to exercise with me, if Im feeling lazy that day and want to cut corners or cut it short, they fully...

Demi (my dog) and me… true confessions

Do you find it hard to carve out time to train your dog? So do I!

I have watched my dog’s behavior recently in several real life situations. I was not pleased with what I saw.

She constantly tested my loose leash rule. She not only jumped on me, but tried to jump on others as well. She was...