Your Best Behavior LLC, Duncannon, PA

11/10/2025

Don't forget...if you're interested in a class you can get on the waitlist and I'll contact you when I'm offering the class again. The Winter 2026 schedule will be coming soon!

The class I wanted to register for is full or unavailable. Add me to your waitlist and contact me when the class is available!

11/10/2025

Life is easier with a little collaboration!

11/08/2025

Ever thought about attending a Barn Hunt trial to see how your dog likes it? There will be a registration fee sale coming up at the end of the year, so keep an eye out! In order to participate in Barn Hunt, your dog needs to be registered with the organization, and then you need to register for the trials in which you want to participate. https://www.barnhunt.com/index.html
Just want to check it out and see what it's all about? Come and see Your Best Behavior dogs Mirabel and Taylor on 11/28 in Ephrata! Mirabel will be trying to get her Novice title, and Taylor will be playing Crazy 8s and working toward his Platinum title. (He is something to see at a Barn Hunt trial!)

Barn Hunt is based on the traditional roles of many breeds in ridding farms, barns, crop storage areas, and homes of destructive vermin. Some breeds were specifically created to fill this role, and for many of those breeds, Barn Hunt provides their first true opportunity for responsible breeders to....

11/08/2025

class, here’s what the *should* have looked like! 😂

11/07/2025

Practicing down-stay, and then listening to see if anyone in CGC class has arrived yet.

11/07/2025

11/07/2025

Where are the very small veterinary practices (like one doctor) in Perry and Upper Dauphin County??? Just curious. PM me or reply. Thanks!

11/07/2025

Or take the next class!

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11/07/2025

I need 6 months off my regular job to do all the dog training things! Learning is my favorite thing!

11/06/2025

Puppy people…we got one of the large Tearribles for Mirabel BEFORE teething, and it kept her busy and entertained a LOT! Great toy! It has the added benefit of a removable squeaker (Taylor doesn’t like squeaky toys). I will say that once Mirabel had her adult teeth she became destructive with plush toys, and the fabric in Tearribles didn’t hold up well. Still, totally worth it for the early puppy days!
(Side note: Please supervise your dogs when they play with toys!)

11/06/2025

I'm attending the Association for Professional Dog Trainers 2025 Conference (virtually), and I am LOVING the session with Dr. Erica Feuerbacher and Dr. Lisa Gunter (both of Virginia Tech), "Conversations About Research Methods Utilized in the Study of Dog Behavior & Welfare!" In this session, they are pointing out what needs to be considered before one can design and implement a research study. Things that, perhaps, were NOT considered before a recent (I don't know...possibly flawed, biased, and highly questionable?) study involving the use of shock collars was published.

This talk sheds light on the problems of bias, flaws in designing research questions, lack of representative sampling, and inconsistent or flawed methods (such as using "reinforcers" that aren't reinforcing to the dogs in question).

11/05/2025

This sweet pup passed her CGC Urban test today!