#Training

Bark! Confessions of a Dog Trainer blog

Simon is a social butterfly. He has a friend at nearly every house in the neighborhood. Simon is a super-friendly Boxer. He never met...

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Chester is a Boxer with three human family members: married couple Janice and Michael, and Zach, their 14 year old son. This is the way...

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“My mother’s dog is a brat” said my client. “She barks non-stop, jumps on everyone, and pees on the rugs. My kids are scared of her. But...

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The trouble with 10-month-old Buster the Airedale Terrier is that he never gives up. Belligerent adolescent that he is, Buster will seem...

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If Queenie’s owners had taken her water bowl away in the evening, the dog’s biggest behavioral problem would have never happened....

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Russell is a puppy on his way to becoming an enormous dog. Right now, he is probably 20 pounds of rambunctious, sweet-natured baby...

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One sandwich short of a picnic. The elevator doesn’t go to the top floor. A canoe without a paddle. The light’s on but nobody is home. No...

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Leonard lives in a lawless land. Leonard is a 3 year old Belgian Tervuren, which is a breed that looks like a German Shepherd wearing a...

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On a Pretzel is a male Cockapoo with two owners. One of Pretzel’s owners – let’s call her Debbie – adores Pretzel. The dog is in her lap...

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