Two of the skills that we get asked to teach a lot with our puppies and adolescent dogs are ‘drop it’ and ‘leave it’. They are both super...

It seems like an odd thing to say, but one of my favorite ways to get out and about with my dogs is to take them shopping! Especially in...

As crazy as it seems, the year is coming to an end and the holiday season is upon us. This usually involves getting together with friends...

Backing up, or walking backwards, can be a really flashy and cool looking trick to teach your dog. And while I certainly love teaching...

As the weather is cooling off we want to take some time this month to focus on our skill of the month: loose leash walking! It is a very...

I’m so excited that fall is finally here. It really is my favorite season. I love Halloween and the harvest. Like with many things, I...

Now that we've talked about if you should take your dog to the festival, let's talk about where! Here is a list of the dog friendly fall...

With the brutal Texas heat starting to subside, many of us are excited to get out and about with our dogs. There are lots of festivals,...

Well life, as per usual, hasn't really gone according to plan. Week two of life with Goose went well, but the two weeks after that were a...

Welcome to raising a puppy with a trainer! This is the first puppy I've had in a while that's actually mine, and I wanted to share our...

I am almost always delighted when I see a dog wearing a muzzle. Maybe that is a bit odd, but it signals to me that the owner on the other...

When the weather is bad or I just don’t have the energy for a long walk, trick training is my go to way to tire out my dog Maze, both...

A lot of our puppy owners struggle with knowing exactly what their puppy ‘should’ know at a certain age. We get asked things like ‘when...

When I say Parkour, you may envision people rebounding off of buildings in a city center, or that one episode of The Office. But how do...

The “Between” has recently become one of my favorite things to teach. For this trick, the dog moves themselves between your legs while...

Halloween can be a difficult day for many dogs, especially if you live somewhere that gets lots of trick-or-treaters! Whether due to fear...

Four years ago, only a couple months into having my dog Maze, I almost lost her. I had taken her to my apartment’s dog park early in the...

When I found out that I was pregnant, I made all these amazing plans. I had all of these things I was going to teach my dogs, and all of...

I’m pregnant! This very exciting news has changed life in our home in a major way. Because let me tell you, the first trimester is rough!...

One of my all time favorite behaviors to teach is a Chin Rest. A chin rest is when we teach our dogs to rest their chin either on a...