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11/12/2025

The Kancamagus highway, NH, November 9, 2025

11/12/2025

At 4am EST, clouds sank to just below the summit allowing for views of moonlit snow under clear skies overhead. For what is expected for the rest of Tuesday, check out our 48-hour Higher Summits Forecast at https://mountwashington.org/weather/higher-summits-forecast/

11/12/2025

Puppies are a lot like children. They want things when they want them, not in a few days, hours, minutes, or even seconds. Now! This contributes to the nipping, jumping, barking behaviors puppies exhibit, and so many families ask me to solve.

How long this behavior persists depends more on how you handle the situation than on your pup's age. In fact, you can begin teaching your puppy patience on day one of your life together. Playing simple games like the ones we teach in our online puppy school helps your puppy learn your expectations and what appropriate actions earn a reward from the get-go. You can help your puppy cement habits that will last a lifetime, and it's easy to instruct your family and friends to do the same.

As an example of the games we offer, try this one out with your pup today!

Does your dog get WAY too excited when greeting people? Do you wish they would stop jumping all over your friends?
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Here's how to play:
You will need two people to play this game. One is the handler and one is the greeter.
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The handler's job is to keep the dog on a loose leash at all times and have a food reward ready to feed immediately when the dog looks at them.
The greeter's job is to hold the same food reward as the handler, in a closed fist, so the dog can smell it but not get it. Walk up to the dog. Use the food-reward hand as a target at the dog's height to prevent them from jumping.
Wait for the dog to look at their handler when their efforts to get the food reward from the greeter's target hand are unsuccessful.
The second the dog looks at their handler, the handler gives a food reward.
Repeat the process. Again, walk up to the dog to greet and play the game.
Each time, the dog will be less reactive and more attentive to the handler.
The greeter's hand becomes a target to signal the dog to look at their handler.

For more games, visit our Games & Activities page. Have a great week!


Happy Training,
Amy & Team

11/08/2025

Awhile back, I was at the gym when one of the trainers brought her little girl to class and mentioned her daughter had been kicked out of the kids club because she bit someone. Apparently this was a repeat offense. Interested, I asked the trainer what happened the first several times this happened. She replied each time it occurs, the kids club staff brings her daughter to her. Then I observed as this little girl seemed VERY happy to be with mom. So I started thinking in terms of puppy training because that’s what we do!

What happens when your puppy does something, good or bad, and you reward them? They do it again. As we like to say, “Whatever gets rewarded gets repeated.” Are you following me? So what am I thinking about this situation? Yep! You got it. This little girl has figured out if she bites someone, she gets to go hang out with her mom. The kids club staff are simply rewarding this little girl with a trip to mom each time she bites. How does she get out of kids club? Simple. Just bite someone and my mom will appear.

Puppies are the same way! They try behavior - if it works for them they keep doing it. We free shape them to train behaviors we want. For example, for attention we expect our puppies to sit or at least keep all four paws on the ground. So we wait for it and reward four on the floor the instant it happens with a “YES! Good dog!” and food reward. Be careful not to let your puppy free shape you. If they bark for attention, giving them any sort of attention, such as yelling, shouting, scolding, etc. will not work to decrease the behavior but to increase it. If they know they will get attention by stealing a stinky sock from the laundry, they'll keep trying to get it.

Do your best to manage situations that are avoidable: keep garbage in covered cans, clear off tables and countertops of food and other objects, put laundry behind closed doors and shoes in the garage. Then take note of your puppy’s common behaviors, think what you want them to do instead, and train them to do it! Teach LEAVE IT for sneaking items, expect CALM by practicing SETTLE and GO TO BED. Also, reward your puppy for entertaining themselves as well as choosing on their own to relax on the floor. I love it when my dog does this by themselves without being asked. Rewarding that will likely increase that behavior in the future.

For more help, check out The Online Puppy School on our site. We'd love to help you work with your puppy.

Happy Training,
Amy & Team

11/03/2025

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Awhile back, I was at the gym when one of the trainers brought her little girl to class and mentioned her daughter had been kicked out of the kids club because she bit someone. Apparently this was a repeat offense. Interested, I asked the trainer what happened the first several times this happened. She replied each time it occurs, the kids club staff brings her daughter to her. Then I observed as this little girl seemed VERY happy to be with mom. So I started thinking in terms of puppy training because that’s what we do!

What happens when your puppy does something, good or bad, and you reward them? They do it again. As we like to say, “Whatever gets rewarded gets repeated.” Are you following me? So what am I thinking about this situation? Yep! You got it. This little girl has figured out if she bites someone, she gets to go hang out with her mom. The kids club staff are simply rewarding this little girl with a trip to mom each time she bites. How does she get out of kids club? Simple. Just bite someone and my mom will appear.

Puppies are the same way! They try behavior - if it works for them they keep doing it. We free shape them to train behaviors we want. For example, for attention we expect our puppies to sit or at least keep all four paws on the ground. So we wait for it and reward four on the floor the instant it happens with a “YES! Good dog!” and food reward. Be careful not to let your puppy free shape you. If they bark for attention, giving them any sort of attention, such as yelling, shouting, scolding, etc. will not work to decrease the behavior but to increase it. If they know they will get attention by stealing a stinky sock from the laundry, they'll keep trying to get it.

Do your best to manage situations that are avoidable: keep garbage in covered cans, clear off tables and countertops of food and other objects, put laundry behind closed doors and shoes in the garage. Then take note of your puppy’s common behaviors, think what you want them to do instead, and train them to do it! Teach LEAVE IT for sneaking items, expect CALM by practicing SETTLE and GO TO BED. Also, reward your puppy for entertaining themselves as well as choosing on their own to relax on the floor. I love it when my dog does this by themselves without being asked. Rewarding that will likely increase that behavior in the future.

For more help, check out The Online Puppy School on our site. We'd love to help you work with your puppy.

Happy Training,
Amy & Team

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11/01/2025

Dogs can only see blue 🔵 & yellow 🟡. This means Halloween pumpkins aren't bright orange to them, but more like a pale yellow or brown. Why? 🧐

It's because human eyes have 3 cones for sensing red, green & blue wavelengths of light.

Meanwhile, dog eyes have only 2 cones for sensing yellow & blue wavelengths.

This makes dogs largely colorblind to reds and greens.

But! Dog eyes also have more rods than human eyes, which are better for vision in low light. So, your dog might not be able to see a bright orange pumpkin like you can, but they'll be better at spotting the trick or treaters approaching your porch at dusk! 🌙

Happy Howloween folks 🎃

10/31/2025

Halloween is quickly approaching, and that means candy, chocolate, and treats may be taking over a house near you. Keep your puppy safe this holiday season by ensuring they stay away from unsafe foods. Training involves lots of food rewards in the beginning, and we suggest using kibble, string cheese, carrots, apples, etc. to keep the costs low. But beware! Some foods are NOT safe for your puppy.

Make sure you know about them! Common holiday food items to avoid are:

Almonds
Chocolate
Cinnamon
Garlic
Onions
Ice Cream
Macadamia Nuts
Xylitol
Grapes
Raisins
Fat Trimmings & Bones (no cooked bones!)
Foods with pits or large seeds (peaches, avocados, etc.)
Yeast Dough
Salty foods
& more...

As the holiday comes & goes, do your best to keep wrappers in covered trash bins. Pick up any dropped candy off the floor. Don't leave food rewards sitting out on counters tempting hungry pups to counter surf. Put them out of reach in a pantry behind a closed door. Train your puppy to go to their place or in their kennel while you eat. Feed them food rewards every 30-60+ seconds to reinforce the good behavior. Help them learn they only get rewards when they are on their place or in their kennel to help prevent counter surfing and begging.

Happy Training,
Amy & Team

10/31/2025

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10/31/2025

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10/25/2025

10/25/2025

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