What Makes You Giddy?

When a dog gets it right during our dog training sessions, we celebrate! When she gets it wrong, we are silent. There’s no need for pain or punishment. This humane method of dog training works. There’s nothing better for me as a humane dog trainer than watching my dogs learn to learn while moving along a training plan to a goal. Dobermann Emilie Lifts Her Dumbbell and Makes Me Giddy from Helen Verte Schwarzmann, CTC on Vimeo. Do you want {Read More}

Spatial Dog Training

Like any dog, my new rescued Dobermann, Emile, is learning from both me and the environment. She’s curious and cautious, which is a good combination. When she first arrived, her house manners were scant because, I believe, she hadn’t been in a house before. She would quickly turn around so hard and fast that she gave no credence to what was behind her. The last time she did this, she’d slammed her head into a door. I was worried about {Read More}

Training An Adopted Rescue Dog

The only thing better than watching a dog do a happy dance is watching a recently rescued shelter dog doing a happy dance. This is our new addition, Miss Emilie. I adopted her from a shelter a month ago, and here is a comparison of her shelter photo and her photo now. When she arrived, she was still drying up from the litter of puppies she’d been nursing. God only knows where those puppies are now. Miss Emilie was exhausted {Read More}