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Petey’s First Day of School

by | Aug 9, 2017 | 0 comments

The first day of school is here for Petey. He’s ready to start his training to eventually become a therapy dog. Here he is  at 12 weeks old and ready to learn. He’s enrolled in puppy kindergarten with trainer Teri. I like Teri because she emphasizes a...

Fit Dog Friday- How To Teach “Touch”

by | Aug 23, 2013 | 0 comments

This week was Ike’s second Good Manners class. A fit dog has to keep his mind fit too! In this class, we learned “Touch.” Touch is a targeting skill that helps get a dog into position without using any physical contact or force. At first, Ike...

FitDog Friday- Ike goes to School

by | Aug 16, 2013 | 0 comments

Sometimes a Fit Dog must go to school. Since we adopted Ike from a situation where he basically had been allowed to get away with any behavior and bad manners, we knew we’d need to start from the very beginning with his training. He’d been called Buddy for...