I don't think I have had a client who hasn't said "my puppy is chewing everything"! Which is completely and utterly normal. Frustrating...yes, but also a stage of development that they will grow out of fairly quickly if you help them. Why is my puppy chewing everything? Your puppy is exploring the world! Human toddlers put everything they can in their mouths, and it is the same with puppies. This could be leaves, flowers, clothes, paper, anything that they can get their mouth

I want to start this blog post with a word about CONSISTENCY. Consistency is probably the number one most important thing when training your dog. I really can't stress that enough. In fact, there are many blog posts in the pipe line that is all about how to be consistent, and what that really means in daily life with your do, so for now I just want to talk about being mindful of this when interacting with your dog in one circumstance...jumping up. We have all experienced ener

This week on the blog we wanted to do something a little different; a Q&A one of our virtual trainers , Julia, to hear about her first dog owning experience and her advice for new dog owners! We get a lot of questions about what to do with a new puppy or an adult dog, and we have tailored our services to be able to help completely new dog owners as well as more experienced owners. As dog trainers and professionals, who have all been fully submersed in the canine world for yea