Seems our dog brains rarely power down, and there has to be a depository for all our musings. We hope you enjoy this ongoing collection of our training thoughts, with a bit of CNC news thrown in here and there.
When you hear the word management, I bet you aren’t thinking about your dog. But I and many of my training colleagues work hard every day to change that. Most people think of management as planning, organizing, leading and directing. Every one of these words describes the type of management
Have you thought about that? While we’re always talking to our clients about what that means and how they can be their dog’s advocate, the catalyst for writing my most recent article, Your Dog’s Advocate published in Whole Dog Journal, was an amazing student in our Rocket Recall Workshop held in Atlanta in March
I had a house full of out of town friends visiting this past weekend and it sure was fun to catch up with people I hadn’t seen in quite a few years, some in over 15 years, which was prior to beginning my professional dog training career. When someone finds
*This article has also been featured in The Bark Magazine’s “guest posts” blog section* Most dog professional feel crates are a necessity when sharing your life with a dog. Crates can be a great management tool. They are helpful with a new puppy’s house-training routine. They can be a wonderful
Did you know cats respond extremely well to training? While behaviorally different than dogs, cats respond very well to training. You can teach them to stay off the counter. You can teach them to sit. You can teach them to scratch on surfaces of your preference. You can teach them
Unethical Breeding Practices My favorite expression is, “You don’t know what you don’t know till you know it.” So with that statement in mind, I hope the myriad of people posting 5 and 6 week old puppies for sale online through local Facebook yard sales pages are, at best, misinformed
When I opened my new dog training and behavior consulting business four months ago, I reached out to local veterinarians, groomers and boarding facilities. I also took a little time to research other trainers in my area to see who was out there and what kind of services were being
The majority of recent canine research shows that dogs have cognitive abilities very similar to those of a 2- to 3-year-old human child. So it makes sense to compare how we treat our dogs to how we treat our preschoolers. What if Cesar Millan were your child’s preschool teacher? To
As “National Train Your Dog Month” comes to a close again this year, I’m reviewing the comments and questions below our daily Training Tip posts on Facebook. The overwhelming majority of comments were positive and the questions gave us great ideas for future posts. Thank you to everyone who
As we reflect on this past year which has been filled with so many wonderful moments, the one commonality is YOU. Thank you for being part of the Cold Nose College community. It’s been such a joy working with each and every one of you whether it’s been
