by Sabrina | Apr 30, 2019 | Multi-Dog Training, My Reactive Dog, Paws and Peace, Reactive Dog Training, Training Basics, Uncategorized
I open my bedroom door and Barley bolts down the hallway eager to start his day. I bite back a scream of frustration. How many times have we practiced waiting at thresholds?……Evidently, not enough times. I consider letting it slide. Freshly Ground Mead...
by Sabrina | Mar 21, 2018 | Loving a Reactive Dog, My Reactive Dog, Paws and Peace, Reactive Dog Training, Training Basics, Uncategorized
I’m a huge fan of using food and treat rewards in training. I even make my own semi healthy treats. However, I don’t want my dog to associate treats as the end all and be all of training and consequently their life. I want to be the end all be all of my...
by Sabrina | Apr 20, 2017 | My Reactive Dog, Reactive Dog Training
Here is the rub: I didn’t get a dog so he could spend all day cooped up in a house, and fenced in a yard. Dogs should get to have adventures and explore the world outside of the house. Leash manners have been a struggle with Banjo since I brought him...
by Sabrina | Jan 22, 2017 | My Reactive Dog, Reactive Dog Training, Training
There is an Indonesian word for this, it is “Belum”. I stumbled along this little tid bit of knowledge during a rather trying time in my life. I used to repeat it like a mantra in my head when I felt stressed, or angry. Well not really, I didn’t have...
by Sabrina | Jan 15, 2017 | My Reactive Dog, Reactive Dog Training
I can teach Mugsy and Banjo all the cool tricks I want, but if Banjo can’t calmly watch a hiker pass us, or a cyclist ride by he isn’t going to get the life he deserves. Dogs aren’t born to live in a house with occasional access to a fenced yard....
by Sabrina | Jan 2, 2017 | Adventures, Loving a Reactive Dog, Pupdate, Travel
Mugsy, my sister and I had an incredible day trip to Sedona and a near by trail in 2016. This years goal is to take Banjo with us on a similar adventure. He has some training to do before he is completely ready to walk through the city, and hike a potentially crowded...