Check out this great video of Buddy the Surf Dog. Sure his dad Bruce helped teach him – but Buddy is out there figuring out how to “duck dive” just by shifting his weight back and forth on the…
My new round of Canine College just started this past week over at Ventura College Community Education. As much as I hate to brag, it is truly a great group!!! Wait wait wait, let me clarify. So have all…
I know that dogs were bred for specific traits, and that is what makes each breed different. But there are days when I get a little vexed every time I hear someone say “My (insert name of dog breed…
Great news everyone! The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior has released an official position statement on their view of Dominance Theory and how it relates to training us domestic dogs…and the fact that it doesn’t work – at…
What a great article to wake up to today! The AVSAB (American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior) has just released an official statement on the better choice to train dogs… and it just so happens, they’re the same methods I’ve…
Okay, before you start saying “What? Huh? What do you mean?” I’m talking specifically about refining my mini-golf skills, not my skills as a dog trainer – I already do that everyday. Whatever your “skill” is, whether it be…
I’ve been taking Poncho out to Kimball Park and the Ventura State Beach a lot lately, training him to run for longer periods of time while on leash… Yes, running for a sustained period of time is new for…
Mom got a call the other day from a really cool columnist Brian Bethel. He writes for the Abilene online news site called “reporternews“. He was covering a story about a new local library program called “Read to a…
Okay folks, heads up! This certified professional dog trainer says it’s time we look at “treats” and rewarding our dogs in a new way. I’ve been doing this myself for quite awhile now, and I’d love for you to…
I’m turning into a “runner“… Yep, me, the dog that’s always been energetic, but more of the “grab-shake-kill” kinda athlete vs the herding type… My mom, the rockin’ dog trainer here in Ventura, is also a runner – she’s…