by Tod McVicker | Jul 3, 2017 | Dog Training Articles
Remember when you just got your dog or puppy? You kind of had them on “double secret probation”at first, they were crated more, watched closer, maybe kept on leash in the house, and not allowed to stray out of sight too much. As you grew to trust them more...
by Tod McVicker | May 18, 2017 | Dog Training Articles
People have some weird ideas about play for dogs. They assume that dogs that won’t play aren’t happy or fulfilled, and dogs that frantically play all the time must be in total bliss. Time for a brief session of Tod Ruins Everything (blatantly stolen from...
by Tod McVicker | Mar 16, 2017 | Dog Training Articles
The most common thing I see with humans and dogs connected by a leash is the dog ignoring the human and the human trying to not be ignored by the dog. At best it is annoying, at worst a threat to all involved including passersby. Just to get us all on the same page an...
by Tod McVicker | Feb 23, 2017 | Dog Training Articles
Three things I always try to do to make my training better. They can be hard but committing to do these things before you start will turn into a better session. 1. Never be in a hurry. I will break the simplest things down into even simpler pieces if the dog seems...
by Tod McVicker | Jan 13, 2017 | Dog Training Articles
This one is largely for people who add an adult dog to their household, but it does have some puppy applications. Most homeowners are familiar with transplant shock, if we plant a tree in the yard it takes it quite a while to get over that shock and get back to the...
by Tod McVicker | Jan 4, 2017 | Dog Training Articles
I’m already getting lots of calls from families that got a new puppy over the holidays. A LOT of calls. They want help, they already are stressed, and they can’t understand why their cute little dog is doing what it is doing. Let me give you some (not all)...
