Hi-Top Dog Training

05/22/2022

02/02/2022

Simplest way to get your puppy to stop peeing in your house - take them outside A LOT! Use this chart to help you figure out if your puppy needs to go out again (Hint: the answer is probably YES)!

12/22/2021

There we said it…

A “friendly” dog respects the space of others, listens to corrections or avoidance behaviors from other dogs, plays equally, and doesn’t jump up on dogs or humans to say hello.

If your dog rushes other dogs and people, doesn’t listen when they’re asked to go away, pursues a dog when they retreat, jumps on, mounts, or herds others…

They are being rude. Leash them.

08/15/2021

Yesterday, USA Today, shared that newly released government documents revealed, “Even as it assured the public of its safety, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency privately raised concerns for at least six years about the disproportionate number of incidents of harm and death linked to the pop...

03/18/2021

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03/02/2021

Seresto!

Since Seresto pet collars were introduced, the EPA has received more than 75,000 reports related to the collars, including 907 involving human harm.

02/22/2021

Spring classes starting soon.

11/28/2020

11/12/2020

Dog training depends on the interactions between trainers and dogs, but due to the pandemic, people are engaging virtually, including for dog training.

09/17/2020

New Puppy and Basic class starting Wednesday, September 30.

08/30/2020

The old, obedience-driven model directed at show dogs is out. A new, more relationship-based approach aimed at companion dogs is in.

08/16/2020

The IAABC strongly warns against the acceptance and use of dominance theory when working with behavior and training with animals.

08/02/2020

One more reason we do not use or recommend the "gentle leader or other harnesses that come across the dogs face.

Here is the vascular system in a canine head. This highlights the enormous amount of blood flow in the dogs nose. This blood flow serves many purposes, fuels the scent chambers, aids in temperature regulation, allows dogs to effectively track, but this also makes the dogs nose incredibly sensitive to touch. This is the main reason you should not use face harnesses. There are plenty of tools designed to communicate with dogs that do not put pressure on one of their most sensitive features. I Credit this post to Grant Teeboon AKA the PawMan

07/03/2020

They need time and patience to show you how truly wonderful they are. Please give them a chance.

06/22/2020

New Puppy Kindegarten class starting July 7. Outside with social distancing.

10 week Golden Retriever training

06/04/2020

Great article!

During the past 4 years, hundreds of dedicated members of the Fit For Life™ canine health and fitness program have assessed their dogs’ front limb, rear limb and core muscle strength so that their dogs could be assigned individualized fitness program that would target each dog’s weakest muscle...

05/27/2020

Kids training dogs. Good impulse control!

04/18/2020

Great video of a service dog I trained.

This video is about my life-changing experience with Joey, my psychiatric service dog.

03/24/2020

ONLINE DOG TRAINING CLASSES AVAILABLE NOW! REASONABLE PRICES
Teach your dog from home.
BASIC OBEDIENCE
PUPPY KINDERGARTEN
OFF LEASH TRAINING

03/17/2020

All classes are postponed for now. Everyone stay safe.

03/08/2020

New PUPPY CLASS starts this week on Thursday at 5:45 PM.

02/12/2020

The email described a familiar scenario: “We were planning to adopt one puppy, but the breeder said that raising two sisters would be easier. After we brought the girls home at nine weeks, their behavior became increasingly out of control. My husband and I could not get their attention for more th...

02/10/2020

If someone ridicules you for talking to your pooch, go share this research with them.

02/07/2020

Dog parks may seem like great additions to the community, but they’re rife with problems — for you, and for your dog. Here’s what to know before you go.

01/29/2020

Housetraining

Puppy potty training flowchart!!

01/07/2020

Pay your dog! (And your trainer 🤣)

12/02/2019

Rally Run Thrus are cancelled for tonight.
Stay safe!