The AKC is starting a new set of titles for people who like to teach their dogs tricks. The titles are Novice, Intermediate, Advanced, and Performer. I trained my Australian Shepherd to the Trick Dog Champion title through Do More With Your Dogs. So now that the AKC is recognizing and grandfathering in DMWYD titles through 2017, I’ve decided to apply for Dudley’s AKC equivalent for his TDCH title – Performer. Below is the video we put together when Dudley {Read More}
Training An Adopted Rescue Dog
April 28, 2017 By
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}
Dogs Air Caching
April 27, 2017 By
Take a look at this one-second video. What do you think is happening? In an instant, it looks as if Emilie the Dobermann is done with her toy and pushing it off the dog couch. She looks a little sassy, doesn’t she? But that’s looking through the human-centric lens. What is really happening is a misfire in Emilie’s innate behavior. That behavior is caching, or burying, usually food, to dig up at a later date when hungry. When Dobermann Emilie {Read More}
Impulse Control Training
April 25, 2017 By
I love my board-and-train clients. Everyone of them brings a unique personality, special interests, and challenges to their training program. I see similiarities within breeds and differences from dog-to-dog. I’ve yet to meet a Labrador Retriever, for example, who would turn her back on a ball or interesting toy. What’s interesting in a toy depends on them! Then there are dogs whose interest in toys is dilute. With that said, the training games I use to help each dog learn {Read More}
Egg Hunt For Dogs
April 16, 2017 By
They aren’t eggs, but accroding to both our residet and board-and-train dogs, they are better. They are pieces of homemade tuna fudge and a few Charlee Bear crackers (dog equivalent to oyster crackers) that were placed around a portion of the Outsmarting Dogs’ grounds for a Sunday afternoon springtime egg hunt. The dogs had fun using their noses to find the goodies and because they are non-food aggressive, and are dog-dog friendly, the game was a big success. We love {Read More}
