Happy Tails Dog Training Center

01/26/2025

01/26/2025

Day two of continuing education!

01/25/2025

Continuing education! Our team is always learning!

First lecture!

01/24/2025

Our February classes have posted to our website!

These include:

Ongoing Agility and Scent Work classes
Beginner Agility Level 2
Basic Manners Level One & Beyond the Basics
Treibball Skills and Drills

Wednesday night Rally and Obedience drop in classes for February will be posted soon!

https://www.happytailsdogtraining.biz/book-online

01/24/2025

Two orientations presented today. One for Basic Manners and one for Puppy Preschool!

Great questions from the students and they learned a few things too!

01/23/2025

Due to road conditions in the Northern Hills and I-90 Brenda’s morning classes are cancelled.

01/22/2025

Hi everyone.

My husband has told me that the roads are getting bad quickly at my house. I drove through a white out on my way in to the center.

Although I hate to cancel classes, I think safely getting home safely must be my priority.

Thank you for your understanding. I will update the class schedule tonight and send it to you.

Brenda Belmonte, CPDT-KA

01/22/2025

Tomorrow is the start of our next Basic Manners Level One class and our next Puppy Preschool class.

For those already enrolled, please leave your dogs at home. Week #1 is for owners only. Humans need to learn too!

01/22/2025

Wednesday Wisdom

01/21/2025

Don't let this opportunity pass you by! Last call for Heather's Rally 101 class that begins on Wednesday January 29th at 7:30 pm.

This class will not be offered again until summer. Join this exciting sport and activity that will take the relationship between you and your dog to the next level!

https://www.happytailsdogtraining.biz/service-page/rally-101-1-29-at-7-30-pm?referral=service_list_widget

01/20/2025

Mother Nature isn’t playing around!

One more day of the deep freeze!

When do the risks of spending time in the cold outweigh the benefits of being outdoors? Let’s take a look at the dangers associated with winter weather and how we can still safely enjoy the great outdoors with our dogs.

01/18/2025

With the extreme cold approaching, is it too cold for your pup to be outside? The answer is most likely, Yes!

Alternative potty options - create a small potty area in your garage using an exercise pen and absorbent materials, such as potty pads or pine shavings. A piece of cardboard placed on the floor first can provide an insulated layer.

Give your puppy a place to eliminate out of the wind. That means you might have to bundle up and go outside with them on leash.

Give them lots of SHORT potty breaks. Even a few minutes outside can cause frostbite.

Read this article for more tips…

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/temperature-too-cold-walk-dog-120000127.html

01/18/2025

Well...we know this is what Mother Nature can do! Wind Chills on Sunday are predicted to be -35 degrees or more. We just don't feel it is safe to have classes.

Once again, Wendy's scent work classes will be postponed.

Please stay indoors and watch your pets! It doesn't take long for frostbite to set in!

01/17/2025

Factual Friday

Please stop trying to show your pup who is the “alpha!” Dogs, especially puppies, don’t need to be bullied. They need leadership, guidance, and consistency.

There’s a 🌐 lot of advice on Google and social media, and while some of it seems to make sense, it can be incorrect information that is leading you in the wrong direction down your well-intended path. 🛑

It breaks my heart when a puppy client comes to me and their puppy is growling at them (and maybe even biting) because they were told to fiddle with their puppy by patting them, playing with their ears, sticking their hands in and out of their puppy’s food bowl, to take their puppy’s food away & give it back, and other “things” that are supposed to acclimate your puppy to be harassed. 😟🐶

For a human example, let’s say you’re enjoying a nice plate of food, but someone keeps coming by, sticking their hands in your plate, and taking your food away. How long are you going to tolerate that before you finally lash out and tell the person to stop? What if someone reached in your mouth to take away something you were enjoying? This would be annoying, and you would wonder what the heck was going on. 🍽️🤔

Imagine someone kept doing these things to you. Eventually, you would see someone coming and say “oh great, here they come again.” At what point will you take a stand and tell the person to back off? 🚫😠

This is what your puppy is doing. You mean well, and your reason for wanting to do these things is valid. There is a way to show your puppy that being around them while they are eating and giving up their important items is fun and non-threatening. 🐾✨

01/16/2025

Wednesday Wisdom

Are you a "provider"?

Don't fall into this trap!