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12/09/2023

11/30/2023

Troy, Ohio
Petco

11/19/2023

If you could find fun and useful Dog Training for $105 for 6 weeks, would you sign up?

30% savings NOW until 11/25. Classes available starting in December and January.

https://www.petco.com/shop/en/petcostore/s/petco-dog-training

11/11/2023

Shock collar burns dog's neck with battery acid.

10/08/2023

The topic of prong collars can be controversial and emotive; this article will discuss some of the mechanics of prong collars, dissecting erroneous or misleading claims so you can make a more informed choice when selecting equipment for your dog.

09/20/2023

09/15/2023

The wait is over! 🎉

Together with our friends at BOBS from SKECHERS, we’re celebrating the love that we share with our pets with our Petco Love Stories Campaign! 🐱🐶🐰🐹

Share a Love Story detailing how your adopted pet has changed your life for the better, and you could help your adoption organization earn up to $100K in lifesaving funds! 💰🐾

Winning adopters will also receive a Petco shopping spree, BOBS from SKECHERS shoes and fun Petco Love swag! Share your Love Story by Oct. 31, noon CST: petcolove.org/lovestories! 💜

09/14/2023

Whole Dog Journal‘s mission is to provide dog guardians with in-depth information on dog food, training, behavior, health, and more.

09/14/2023

Clicker training, positive reinforcement training, balanced dog training. . . . What do these terms mean, and what’s the best way to train your dog?

09/06/2023

Animals prefer calm humans. With a calm human, they can feel safe. Volatile, unpredictable people may cause anxiety in dogs and anxiety isn’t conducive to a good learning environment.&nb…

09/01/2023

Back to School
*Special*

Petco is offering a "FREE" class when you sign up for a 6 week group class.

I am the instructor at the Troy, Ohio (45373) location.

If you had considered classes previously, take a second look. This is an excellent savings because the group class is now $149 instead of $179.

With the additional September Savings,
a 6 week class is now $124.17.

You will save over $50 if you sign up before September 30th.

That's a lot of training treats!

08/31/2023

There is a huge misconception of what boundaries are because of this term being used incorrectly in the dog training industry.

Yes boundaries are absolutely essential for all dogs.

No boundaries do not have anything to do with corrections, punishment or being a pack leader, because we all know dogs do not actually live in packs and aren’t pack animals (big red flag if someone uses those terms as they don’t know what their talking about).

Boundaries for dogs are no different then they are for children. Children also need boundaries for their safety.

Here’s a great example: You wouldn’t let your child pick up a sharp knife and start running around with it, and If it happened by accident you would calmly and lovingly but firmly explain why this is not appropriate and how dangerous it is.

When our dog does something highly inappropriate or unsafe we need to let them know.

Here’s a great example of how I set a loving boundary with one of my own dogs. When my dog was younger and my cats would play fight, she would run in there and break them up. So next time the cats played and I saw her get up, I stepped in front of her and said in my serious mom voice “we don’t harass the cats ok” and then I encouraged her with my body language to follow me back to where she had been lying down and I thanked her for understanding, then I gave her some love and cuddles.

Does this mean she never got excited and tried again? No it never means our dog will never try the thing again, it means we need to remind them and support them until they get it. We can’t just set a boundary and forget it. Our dogs need our help!

Sometimes a boundary is putting the toy away if your dog jumps or barks at you. Sometimes it’s closing the door if your dog tries to barge out.

In any case it’s supportive not corrective.

It’s important to note that we can’t set boundaries when our dog is scared or in fight or flight like when they are barking at another dog and they are over aroused and unreachable, they need to be in a state to learn to be able to learn the boundary.

08/30/2023

A question that I keep seeing is the front clip harness lead combination and whether it's aversive. The answer is yes, no and it depends. So, today we are going to look at the use of a front clip harness use through the lens of TTouch leadwork. The TTouch method, with its unique two-point contact le...