Why I started Offering Board & Train Packages: Traditionally force free trainers take a step back and cringe when someone mentions sending their dog to a board & train. The reason for that is that for decades the only people who offered such a thing were supposed trainers who would use any number of highly problematic, aversive methods on a dog to force their compliance.…
Checking My Ego: Lessons in No
Dogs vs Backyard Dinosaurs
30 Minutes to a Better Relationship with your dog
I want to normalize the idea of a half hour training session with a professional trainer. Over the last year I’ve spent a lot of time adjusting my business, like we all have. One of the ways I did that was moving to an online platform for training, first by necessity, then by choice. I love working online. I love working over video. The ability…
Dog Training via the Internet
What do you mean we’re doing this virtually? Things changed a lot over the last year. And that meant having to change with it. Perhaps it is a silver lining in all of this, that I was forced to move more virtual with my work during the pandemic, because it had been a long term goal of mine for a while. “Wait, you WANTED to…
Easy Homemade Training Treats
Like most people who train through positive reinforcement, I use a lot of training treats. Doubly so because I am often using them for client’s dogs etc. That means my treat budget is pretty extensive compared to a lot of my other expenses. And as we all know the best treats with the best ingredients are kind of expensive. Another concern is for dogs who…