It’s the classic scenario every dog owner in Georgia has experienced at least once: You’re standing in your kitchen with a pocket full of hot dog slices or freeze-dried liver. You say “Sit,” and your dog drops their butt instantly. You say “Shake,” and they offer a paw. You feel like a master dog trainer….
If you recently brought home two sibling puppies and are just now learning about Littermate Syndrome, don’t panic. You don’t have to rehome one of your dogs to raise happy, well-adjusted, and confident pets. However, raising littermates requires a strategic, intentional approach. The goal isn’t to split them up completely, but to teach them how…
I would say at a minimum, half of the dogs that visit Off Leash K9 Training, Atlanta are showing behavioral issues due to lack of exercise (physical and/or mental). This is not necessarily the owners fault. Most of us can not possible walk or run far enough to wear out our high energy pups. But…
I cringe every-time my clients start a sentence with “So we were at the dog park!” At best they say how annoyed they were that no one was paying attention to their own dog and some dog kept mounting theirs… But more often than not such and such happened resulting in a dog fight. Now…
I believe the hardest thing for my new clients to remember after the first lesson in Smyrna or Peachtree City is all the functions on the remote. While I would rather you remember as much as you can about the actual dog training instead of the minor details such as how to turn the remote…
These are ways to help you minimize dominance issue that may arise over your pups life. I find that the leading cause of aggression cases I deal with arise from owners not dealing with dominance issue in their dog. Unchecked dominance issues lead to dog aggression as they age. Note: I want to point out…
There seems to be this stigma lately about crating your dog… I have heard everything from it is cruel to I don’t think they are getting any exercise. These are always followed by why can’t I get them potty trained or they keep destroying something. In reality crate training is one of the best things…
