A Paws to Learn

12/21/2024

It's officially the first day of winter!!!! I agree!! Wake me up in May!!!

12/20/2024

Crates can be a fantastic way of giving your dog their own space to feel safe!! Call us today to schedule an evaluation and learn how to properly crate train your dog!!!

12/19/2024

Call us today and schedule an evaluation to learn how we can help you and your reactive dog!!
Behavior Adjustment Training (or BAT) is a type of threshold training where you train around reactivity triggers, both desensitizing and counter-conditioning your dog to become more comfortable. Many people inadvertently expose their dogs to reactivity triggers at levels "above threshold" and then wonder why their training "flies out the window". Every time your dog reacts to being pushed over threshold they are essentially "rehearsing" the reactivity behaviors! Call us today and schedule an evaluation to learn how we can help you and your reactive dog!!

12/18/2024

Only one more week till Christmas!!!

12/17/2024

Spotlight on books!!! This is a great read for anyone planning on getting a (forever) Christmas puppy!!!

Dr. McConnell added new information about the benefits …

12/16/2024

Happy !!!!

12/14/2024

12/13/2024

Happy St Lucia Day to all our friends and family in Sweden!!

12/12/2024

I remember the year that our Mini Schnauzer Beau found an entire POUND of dark chocolate that was given to my dad as a gift. It was in it's original packaging, inside a cardboard box, wrapped, and stuffed in a smelly gym bag that was placed on a table. He STILL GOT IT!!! (cue a frantic drive to the nearest emergency vet hospital that was open at 10pm on a holiday Sunday!!!)

12/10/2024

SPOTLIGHT ON RESCUES!!!!
The purpose and main function of Arizona Border Collie Rescue (AZBCR) is to promote humane treatment through rescue, rehabilitation, education and the re-homing of neglected, abandoned and unwanted Border Collies (from website)
https://azbcr.org/AboutUs/AboutAZBCR.aspx

The new 2025 Calendars are now available! Just like in previous years, this is a beautiful, full color, 12-month calendar. The calendars are 12" x 12". The calendar is filled with our very own rescued dogs. Be one of the first to get yours! If you purchase online, the calendars are NOW $25, includin...

12/09/2024

I mean, if you look at it that way... 🧐

12/08/2024

Wanna know what ELSE is a gift for life? DOG TRAINING LESSONS!!! At a Paws to Learn we believe in empowering our clients to understand the learning theory science behind training, giving you and your dog a gift to last you both a lifetime!!! (WE OFFER GIFT CERTIFICATES!!!!)

12/07/2024

Did you know that dogs are one of the only animals on earth born with the ability to read the facial expressions of a member of another species?!?! Many dogs react fearfully to people wearing beards, sunglasses, hoods and hats because it obscures your face and hides your emotions!!
https://www.sallygutteridge.com/post/how-dogs-read-our-faces-why-it-matters-for-anxious-and-traumatised-dogs?fbclid=IwY2xjawGzJ39leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHXCJUXfMnkFJdXnMcMevPrU0V_dn_K0LSVab_zhQ-Zt0GDniMp7bBTbQGg_aem_CbC7UaVAvAAj5N5Ix1XVVw

Dogs are incredibly in tune with us, much more than we sometimes give them credit for. It’s not just our words or actions they pay attention to, our dogs are constantly reading our emotional states.A study by Müller and her team in 2015 gives us a deeper understanding of this, showing that dogs c...

12/06/2024

A Reminder to check your pet's fireworks medication bottles TODAY. If you are low or they are expired, Call your vet NOW!! Don't wait until December 31st!!!

12/05/2024

Got separation anxiety? Call us today and schedule an evaluation to find out how we can help you (and your dog) with separation anxiety and many other common behavioral complaints!!

12/05/2024

🎄🎇PSA!!! FIREWORKS!!! The courthouse lighting event in Prescott this SATURDAY will include fireworks around 6:30pm. Please secure your animals! 🎆🐶