Posted on September 28th, 2012 by FetchMasters
As with humans, dog behavior can be heavily influenced by stress. And understanding how to identify your dog’s stress, as well as how to help your dog through it, is […]
Read MorePosted on September 24th, 2012 by FetchMasters
Today, I took my dogs out for a romp in a nearby field so that they could burn off some steam. About five minutes into our expedition, I noticed my […]
Read MorePosted on May 13th, 2012 by FetchMasters
This article is not about training your dog to stop chasing your cat (although that may be the topic of a future article). It is about whether you really want […]
Read MorePosted on April 2nd, 2012 by FetchMasters
UPDATE: Lucky successfully completed his Level One Obedience Training and was promptly adopted by a very nice family with another black Labrador about Lucky’s size. They consider themselves (in their own […]
Read MorePosted on March 23rd, 2012 by FetchMasters
When a client asks me how far I think they should take their dog’s training, I find myself in a slightly awkward situation. On the one hand, I am a […]
Read MorePosted on February 28th, 2012 by FetchMasters
Raising and training dogs in Denver, Colorado, in 2012 is a far cry from what it was when I was a child in West Virginia in the late 60’s through […]
Read MorePosted on February 17th, 2012 by FetchMasters
I just read an interesting article about the discovery of paleolithic dogs being buried with their (chewy) bones. Archeologists theorize the dogs may have been used for pulling heavy objects, […]
Read MorePosted on February 10th, 2012 by FetchMasters
Years ago, a mentor told me the best way to learn is to teach. Teaching (both the preparation and the interaction) has a way of triggering creativity and pushing us […]
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