Should You Board & Train Your Dog?
Should You Board and Train Your Dog? When looking into how to train your dog for the first time, one of the options available to each of us is to board our dog and have them trained while in boarding....Read More
Category: Dog Training
Positive methods dog training
Get Your Dog To Calm Down Before A Walk
How To Get Your Dog To Calm Down Before A Walk You know the routine, and more importantly, your dog knows the routine. It's time for a walk and your dog starts going nuts! They are so incredibly excited they...Read More
Teach Your Dog To “Drop It” (for Resource Guarding)
How To Teach Drop It / Take It (Resource Guarding) Nothing is worse than when your dog grabs something they shouldn’t have (or you can’t even tell what it is) and runs with it. What usually happens here? You run...Read More
Why I Choose Force Free Dog Training
As someone who practices and advocates for force free, positive reinforcement dog training, I am often confronted with questions and assertions regarding pack theory, dominance theory, using prong collars, e-collars, and other long held beliefs of dog training. While I...Read More
Reinforcing Your Dogs Recall
The recall is one of the most important things you can teach your dog ... But where most people go wrong is that they stop reinforcing the recall and your dog starts becoming iffy about coming or not coming when...Read More
How Nutrition Impacts Your Dog Training
Hey y’all, Jessica here, The Furry Family Coach. Today we are going to talk a little bit about nutrition. Why would a dog trainer want to talk about nutrition? Well, for me it’s simple … Everything we put into...Read More
How To Get Your Dog To Stop Digging Up Your Flower Bed
Hey y’all Jessica here, your furry family coach Let’s talk about digging. Dogs dig. My dog digs -she looks like a fru fru little princess dog, but she still digs. I’ve seen it with my own two eyes! For dogs,...Read More
5 Biggest Mistakes To Avoid When Getting A New Puppy
Hey y’all! Jessica here, your Furry family coach So many people have been asking me questions lately about their new puppies – so in this video we are gonna talk about the 5 biggest mistakes to avoid when you get...Read More
How To Get My Dog To Wear A Harness
I love when I get to sit down with my dog and just train a simple activity or behavior! It's rewarding to get the chance to bond - and it works my dogs brain so she is getting mental stimulation!...Read More
Submissive and Excitable Urination
Submissive urination and excitable urination often feel like accidents ... and to a degree, they are ... but they are so much more than accidents when we look at the emotional responses that they actually are. Here's a video I...Read More