Whether you’re for or against crating your dog on a day to day basis, training them to be calm and relaxed in a confined space is an invaluable tool to give your dog. Young or simply untrained dogs need to be supervised at all times...
This is a question I am asked time and time again by dog owners and with increasing frequency as some animal rights groups spread the message that crating is ‘inhumane’. What is a crate? First things first, lets cover the basics. A crate is a...
The legal responsibilities of a Dog Trainer are to promote the dogs welfare at all times, making every effort not to create undesirable behaviour in the dogs they are working with. This means that during sessions and even just observational stages, the trainer should work...
One of the most important ‘pieces of equipment’ needed for class is arguably more of a tool but shall be included noneltheless. Creating drive and a willingness to work is important to any dog training session and one most have options on hand for creating...
My first experience with dog training started with our family pet, a Jack Russell named ‘Buster’ at age 12. It may be unfair to call this early experience training however, given that it mainly consisted of me dragging the poor dog over my homemade agility...
One of the most important aspects in maintaining professionalism is continuing education. Making the time and effort to stay up-to-date always with current relavent information. For example, a good instructor reads books and scientific literature on the subject of dog training. They also attend workshops...