by AmeeAbel | Jul 1, 2020 | Doggy Thoughts, Pet Dog Training, Uncategorized
Fireworks around the 4th of July can be stressful for our dogs. I’m sharing these suggestions and ideas to help you keep your dogs as safe and comfortable as can be. Phone Numbers for Safety Because a frightened dog may dash out the door or tear out of your arms when...
by AmeeAbel | May 8, 2020 | Doggy Thoughts, Pet Dog Training, Uncategorized
I am making some tweaks to our format based on the things you said you wanted…This session runs from May 9-June 13 Saturdays:Look for a new lesson each week that will include:· Focus on a Skill: including some approaches to training that skill,...
by AmeeAbel | Apr 11, 2020 | Doggy Thoughts, Uncategorized
This isn’t one of those picture arithmetic puzzles multiplying across our Facebook walls. Honestly, I agree that fifty dollars and two hundred quarters are mathematically equivalent. However, as a dog trainer, I deal with relationships—and I promise you that those two...
by AmeeAbel | Mar 20, 2020 | Doggy Thoughts
Hey Rally Friends, We can still train our dogs and improve our Rally skills even if we can’t get together for a class. Let’s have a virtual class! We’ll use compact sequences that can fit into small training spaces (or be stretched further apart if you’re...
by AmeeAbel | Dec 23, 2019 | Doggy Thoughts
It’s that tough time of year—lots of jolly, or maybe not. Since Thanksgiving, we’ve had another dog staying with us—a sweet young dog who came to me following the death of his owner. She was a friend. Our friendship developed over this last year because she wanted her...
by AmeeAbel | Nov 5, 2014 | Doggy Thoughts, Pet Dog Training
Practicing skills can be very tedious—remember that music teacher that made you play scales? C Major, F Major (with one sharp) and so on. Scales are like bad tasting medicine—make you better but blech! Dog training can’t be like scales. Even if the humans will put up...
