Enriching Your Doodle’s Senses Enriching your Doodle’s mental stimulation is just as important as exercise for his body. If your Doodle spends the day sleeping, he’s probably bored rather than tired. If your Doodle is food motivated, a food dispensing toy like the Busy Buddy Twist ‘N Treat is a great way to keep him occupied. You […]
When Doodles Counter or Table Surf
Follow my blog with Bloglovin When Doodles Counter or Table Surf? One day my perfect Winston managed to pull a defrosting piece of meat out of the rack in the sink onto the floor – even little Winston is tall enough when standing on his back legs to reach the counter. I know defrosting meat is […]
Training Requirements for a Therapy Dog
Training Requirements for a Therapy Dog Of course, you’ll want to attend basic training classes followed by more specialized classes for therapy dog certification. It’s never too early to begin proper socialization skills with the future certification in mind. Here’s a list of the requirements for certification…. 1. Accepting A Friendly Stranger Accepts a stranger’s […]
Bell Training Update
Even better than the bells, a door bell for the dogs. Pebble Smart makes one with a built in treat holder for training. The Pet Chime is a cute paw, you can place one outside and one inside if you have a fenced yard. Bell training is great and very effective if you take a […]
Puppy Training Videos
I love some of the Victoria Stilwell training videos for puppies. I certainly believe in modifying any training technique to suit you and your puppy, use these videos as a starting point. Your new puppy should not be in a class situation until after their entire set of puppy vaccinations which will end at about […]
Stop Night Time Barking
One question that I’m asked with each litter is “How to stop night time barking?”. When our Winston first joined us in the house, I followed the advice I’ve been doling out for years and crate training was a breeze (post about crate training). Of course the puppy needed to “potty” in the middle of […]
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