Smart Bitch Modern Dog Training

06/03/2024

05/31/2024

04/22/2024

Podcast topics! What y’all think?

04/12/2024

After playing around with the idea for a few years… we’re finally doing it. Coming to YOUR headphones soon: Only Dogs, The Audio Experience by Smart B.

👀Who wants to tune in? Comment 👇🏾 👇🏽

04/06/2024

*takes a brief break from stretching*

03/29/2024

03/28/2024

Dont mind us, just stretching before dropping some major news on y’all

03/24/2024

Despite doing everything we could, our client just doesn’t like his dog.. like at all. 😔

(our clients are awesome. laughed out loud when we first noticed their shirt!😂)

03/20/2024

03/14/2024

Low cost vaccines will soon be available, check out the dates:

03/13/2024

Great blog about the effectiveness of various cooling items, depending on the dog, environment and more.

▶️ Finally, our most requested article is here! 😎 🏖️

Are you wondering how to help your hotdog enjoy the summer months? Debating between a cooling mat, a cooling vest, a car shade, or a fan? Do these actually work? 🤔

Did you know that while fans help humans cool down, it can be counterproductive for dogs on hot days? Do you know if dogs need electrolytes after a long exercise in the heat? Do reflective vest actually keep dogs cool?

We tested different cooling products and explained the pros and cons of each category in this article! 😎

Overheating is a serious health risk for dogs, and many die every year due to their owners not taking this seriously or not knowing the limitations of the cooling products they use. Understanding which product is the most effective in which situation can be a lifesaver for dogs! 🐶

If you want to read more, head over to the website and check our latest article! 😉 If you find it useful, please share it so the information can reach more people!
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03/07/2024

Currently: The result of a multi session venture, teaching him how to pick up toys and put them away.

03/05/2024

Tearing up ‘s food on this rainy Monday! We HIGHLY recommend. 🇪🇹

03/02/2024

Encouraging more toy play after a noticeable dip in the behavior due to sibling dog’s behavior!

02/24/2024

We should document our work outfits more often. Who says you can’t slay while training dogs? Get into it!!

02/24/2024

Why we will always be on the ‘for medication’ side. This case’s journey is a great example. Several months of work just came together so nicely.

02/21/2024

Such a great post.

“Duck Tollers need 2 hours of exercise a day.”
“American Cockers need 1 hour of exercise a day.”
“She needs more exercise.”

Here’s the problem with these statements: exercise isn’t one thing.
One hour of leash walking is not one hour of hiking. One hour of bikejoring is not one hour of fetch. One hour of a sniffy walk is not one hour at the dog park. Different activities produce different results for the dog.

By lumping everything together in just “exercise”, we really do ourselves, each other, and the dogs a disservice. Almost every dog who comes into my coaching program has some exercise issues. Maybe they can’t stop/won’t stop around toys or water. They bolt as soon as they go off leash. They get hours of exercise but they’re constantly squirrely. So often, the issue is that the type of exercise isn’t serving them. Not the amount.

If the dog needs more freedom of movement, just adding more fetch isn’t going to help! If they need to stretch their body and go hard and fast, a long line sniffy walk isn’t the answer. And if all they do is physical exercise with little to no learning and problem solving, well there’s a gap there too.

I challenge you to think hard about what you mean when you say “exercise”.

If you want to learn all about exercise, how we can better conceptualize it and why it’s important, check out my webinar Understanding Exercise. Not only does Understanding Exercise break down exercise into more easily communicated elements, it teaches how to meet a dogs’ needs in a way that works for them and is conducive for our busy lives.

02/20/2024

On trying to not upset our dogs, management and etc. This was the rest of our conversation from this day!