Bean the Dachshund originally went through my board-and-train program for puppies and graduated with honors. He visits me occasionally for boarding and he beomes Mr. Hyde at drop-off. Not friendly at all and if I dare to pick him up while his mom is near, he would likely display teeth and use them! So I don’t do that. However, when the coast is clear and we are alone, he turns into Dr. Jeckyll and is not only very level-headed, but {Read More}
Housetraining In a Rainstorm
July 7, 2021 By
Elsa went back and forth from Hurricane to Tropical Storm status, but whatever she was during her journey through us, she was a wet weather phenomenon. Even so, I still had a client’s pup, a beautiful super Pug puppy named Luna, who was here for housetraining, and we had to get the morning housetraining job done. This is the 11-month-old puppy’s first morning walk with me during the rain storm named Elsa, and we had to dodge a few peltings {Read More}
Puppy Swoons While Board and Training
May 29, 2021 By
When we do lessons during board and train, puppies concentrate so hard that sometimes they swoon. This Golden Retriever puppy has a great time learning how to sit and enjoys the food rewards so much, he falls off his paws. ———- To send your dog to the Outsmarting Dogs board-and-train camp for motivational learning or for a board-only stay, contact us with your dog training, behavior modification wish list or board-only timeframe with dates to get started. ———- Helen Verte {Read More}
Crocs as Shoes and as A Dog Toy
April 21, 2021 By
This Mini Doxie puppy dog named Bean, graduated the Outsmarting Dogs board-and-train camp with honors. He taught us, too, that the favored shoe of the trainer, Crocs, can be the spitting image of a dog toy!
April Fools’ Joke From My Dog
April 1, 2021 By
April Fools’ Day is here, and my Dobermann, who has a huge sense of humor, pulled one on me. He loves to figure out ways to get my attention, so ringing the doorbell was a good idea, he thought. And it was. It got me out the door and talking to him. His bottom teefies, which were apparently telling me he didn’t understand where I was coming from, were comical. Training a dog or puppy humanely, with food and positive {Read More}
