Is your energy right?

In our shelter, we are lucky enough to get to work on some socialization isues by making play groups. This is a little more “risky” than your normal day care play groups. Some of our dogs have never been or are undersocialized, & don’t know how to act properly, some… Continue reading

New Friends

I had Willie out for his morning walk & he got to nake a couple new friends in same family. Their owner takes the dogs out seperate because one is 12yr & low energy, the other is a new high-energy pup (collie/doberman). Who she got from a shelter the day… Continue reading

Handling a scared one, w/ group of kids

I talked to someone about training  a puppy he just got from a shelter. I love seeing these requests. So often people allow bad behaviors because when a puppy does it, it’s cute. So these behaviors – jumping, leash pulling, etc- are reinforced, when the puppy grows these behaviors become… Continue reading