by Sabrina | Aug 6, 2020 | Paws and Peace, Training, Training Basics
I don’t need to tell you why you don’t want you pup viewing your living area as their own personal toliet. I will tell you is how to get past the gross phase of puppy hood where you are constantly scrubbing at spots that you really...
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 | Feb 1, 2017 | Multi-Dog Training, Paws and Peace
Training sessions with two dogs at the same is difficult. Both dogs have to know a really solid “Stay” and separate release commands. There is no way around that. Unless you want to crate one of the dogs, but that isn’t really a double dog training...
by Sabrina | Jan 20, 2017 | Canine Enrichment, Paws and Peace
There are two type of stuff dog toys. The adorable plush kind, that are essentially like squeaky teddy bears. These might survive moderate chewing, but won’t survive a rainy day chew session. Then there are the rubber toys that you can stuff with yummy food, or...
by Sabrina | Jan 6, 2017 | Bark With US, Canine Enrichment, Health and safety
This is Banjo. Banjo thinks he is always starving. Banjo was found as a stray so this could help explain this attitude. Banjo eats so fast he throws up if left unchecked. This is really gross, so I didn’t take a picture. For this post cute Banjo photos will have...
