Today Margaret will be talking about a fun and useful command, Place. Everybody has a favorite chair or spot to relax, and teaching Place can create ...

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Today Margaret is going to talk about Mealtimes, both yours and your dogs and using them to help train. We are firm believers that every interaction ...

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Today Margaret will be talking to a Special Guest Expert, Keith McDonald from Pet Stop Pet Fence Systems. So today we will be talking to Keith about ...

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Today Margaret will be addressing a short but important topic, the absolute importance of puppy class. Obviously we feel very strongly about the impo...

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Today Margaret is talking about a fun subject, Teaching your dog to ring the bell to go outside! But not only is it fun, its very useful because it g...

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Today Margaret will be sharing some tips on how to handle your dog's lapses in housetraining. In every dog's life they may have a temporary lapse in ...

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Today Margaret will takle a very touchy subject, Level of Aggression in Dogs. This cast stray from our usual step by step by talking a little more ab...

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Today Margaret and Damian will share our tips on stopping your dog from jumping on counters, tables, and furniture. A lot of this topic centers aroun...

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A question we get often is how to help shy dogs. So today Margaret will share some of our tips we have learned through years of practice helping owner...

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Today Margaret will talk about transitioning your indoor housetrained dog to go outside. As a note, if would be very helpful if you are considering t...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be talking about Housetraining your dog to use an Indoor Area. Please note that we do prefer training your dog to go o...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be talking about a subject we are so happy to get to cover, and that is Bringing Home Your New Rescue Dog! And the rea...

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Today Margaret wanted to talk about a subject we get asked about quite a bit, Getting a Second Dog. She will share our advice on figuring out why you...

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Today Margaret will be talking about Your Relationship with your Dog. We firmly believe that a solid relationship is built on 3 things; Love, Trust, ...

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Today Margaret will be talking about a topic we have talked about before, and that is Stress in your dog. Today Margaret will be talking about specif...

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With the holidays coming up, we thought it would be a good idea to discuss Holidays With Your Dog. So today Margaret will give you some very helpful ...

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With the holidays coming up, Margaret will share some tips on Traveling with Your Dog. We will talk about whether or not your dog actually wants to g...

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Today Margaret will be talking about a subject that can be very frustrating to owners that have to deal with Submissive Urination. These dogs, affect...

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Today Margaret will be talking about a subject that not many people think about, Territory Marking. We will give you tips to follow to identify areas...

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Just like going to the doctor, going to the vet can be stressful for your dog. Today, Margaret and Damian will share some things about visiting the v...

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This week we will address preventing, predicting, and diffusing problems at the dog park. Most people would avoid this subject entirely,but we feel th...

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Last week Margaret and Damian talked about preparing your dog for the dog park. This week we will talk about taking your dog to the dog park. This in...

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Dog parks are one of the best things you can do with your dog to have a great day for both of you! But to make it safe, and of course, use it as an o...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be talking about the final stage of responsible breeding, sending the puppies to their new homes. To really consider y...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be talking about Part 3 of our series on Responsible Dog Breeding with Raising your litter of puppies. DId you know th...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be taking on Part 2 of our series on Responsible Dog Breeding with Welcoming the Puppies into the World. We will talk ...

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Today Margaret and Damian will start a 4 part series on Responsible Dog Breeding. In our first part today we will talk about figuring out why you wan...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be discussing a subject we see and encourage regularly in our classes. That is using your kids to help train your dog. ...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be finishing up with part 3 of our series on Babies and Dogs with, Preparing your Dog for the toddler! Preparing for t...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be continuing our series on Babies and Dogs with a key part, Introducing Your Dog to Your New Baby! We will give you t...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be starting the 1st Part of our new Series Babies and Dogs! Today they will be talking about Preparing your dog for a ...

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Many times we have suggested that you contact us or a qualified trainer in your area. Today we will continue with our 3rd and Final part of the series...

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Many times we have suggested that you contact us or a qualified trainer in your area. Today we will continue with our 2nd part of the series on how to...

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Many times we have suggested that you contact us or a qualified trainer in your area. Today we will start a 3 part series on how to pick a qualified t...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be talking about a very fun subject; Good Games to Play with Your Dog! We understand you are more likely to spend more...

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Today Margaret and Conor will be talking about Puppy Biting and how to improve it. We will let everyone in on a secret that puppies bite! And the onl...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be finishing up our series on Greetings by talking about Safe Dog to Dog Greetings. They will give you simple tips on ...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be continuing our series on Greeting Dogs. The topic today is Preparing Your Dog to Greet New People. Taking your dog...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be talking about Greeting Dogs the Safe Way. This may seem like a simple subject, and it is! But we have seen over the...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be talking about our last step in our series on Stay with Proofing Stay. Basically Proofing Stay means teaching your d...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be continuing our discussion on teaching Stay the easy way by talking about Practicing stay to be successful! This cas...

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Today we are starting a 3 part podcast to give you the steps to teach stay the easy way! This week M&D will be laying the foundation with the t...

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Continuing our Series on Respect we are talking today about the Command 'No'. Margaret and Damian will be talking about our philosophy of why we call...

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Continuing our Series on Respect we are talking about today about Come when Called. Margaret and Damian have talked about Come when Called before, bu...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be talking about our next topic in the Respect Series - Goalie. Goalie is a fun game we use to teach our dogs respec...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be talking about our first topic in the Respect Series - Settle Down. Settle Down is our first command to teach and ...

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Margaret and Damian will be talking about something that is the cornerstone of our training, Respect. For us, Respect is the key that gets your dog...

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This is Part 2 of 2 Margaret and Damian talked last week about how to test and document any issues your dog may have with Handing and Restraint. This...

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This is Part 1 of 2 Margaret and Damian will be talking about a VERY overlooked subject, but one that will not only make your relationship with your ...

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Margaret and Damian will be talking about an often overlooked subject, Living with More than One Dog. The key to living happily with multiple dogs ...

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Margaret and Damian are talking about something we are asked about a lot, Tips for Children and Dogs. Children and dogs are a wonderful combination...

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Margaret and Damian will be talking about a subject few people think about but is very important, teaching your dog to ride in the car safely. We w...

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Today Margaret and Damian will be helping with a great subject, Crate Training Your Dog! You have Probably been told by a well intentioned someone ...

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Today, Margaret and Damian  will be giving some advice on another very popular subject, Stopping Barking. (and it even includes a tip or 2 you mi...

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Today, Margaret and Damian will be talking about Making Leash Walking more Fun! Because people as well as dogs enjoy doing what's fun, and usually av...

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Today, Margaret and Damian are tackling a very important topic to us here, Effectively Disciplining your Dog. When it comes to the subject of disci...

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In this 2nd and final part of this cast, Margaret and Damian will be wrapping up the subject of Training a Calm Dog in Every Situation! In Part 1 o...

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In this cast Margaret and Damian will be talking about a topic they promised a couple weeks ago, Using Sit Stay for Praise and Petting to train your d...

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Congratulations on your New Puppy! Now What?  In this cast Margaret and Damian will be talking about getting training off on the right foot! Pe...

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In this cast Margaret and Damian will be talking about Chewing and Destructive Behavior! People choose to bring animals into their house, and their s...

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In this cast Margaret and Damian will be talking about a very important subject, Getting Your Dog to Come When Called! If your dog does not come when...

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In this cast Margaret and Damian will be talking about a fun subject, Picking a Great Puppy!

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