We’re in the middle of spring and though it’s a little bit dry, we’re expecting April showers any day now. One of my board-and-train pooches, Lexi, is into all sports because she is likely mixed with a little bit sporting dog and a little bit hound dog. She loves water and she loves to chase birds as you’ll see in this video. She may not catch them, but that’s all right. It’s the sport that counts. Not all dogs are {Read More}

During puppy and dog board-and-train, pooches not only have daily lessons, but also have play time and recess. Dogs need mental and physical stimulation, time to explore and free time as much as people do. Here is a recent board-and-train puppy who is ridiculously cute! Rylo’s a mix of Maltese, Shih Tzu, and Poodle. In the video, he met a squirrel who gave him no respect, then he demonstrated the perfect zoomie method. I did think and hope all that {Read More}

Happy holidays from Outsmarting Dogs dog training. If you have a holiday puppy who needs board-and-train to kick start good puppy manners and obedience, along with crate training an housetraining, contact me for puppy training packages. If you have a doggo who needs the same, I work with the adult kids, too.           ———- Helen Verte Schwarzmann outsmartingdogs@gmail.com 239-368-3682 Contact me Certified in Training and Counseling Certified Pet Dog Trainer-Knowledge Assessed Certified Trick Dog Instructor AKC {Read More}

During play time during a puppy’s or dog’s board-and-train at Outsmarting Dogs, they show me what they like to do. Seymour the goldendoodle loves to play fetch, and he also has an excellent nose. Amazing Doodle that he is, he can find a ball without anyone telling him there is even a ball there. I suggested that his owners do nosework games with him when he went home. Enroll your dog in Outsmarting Dogs board-and-train for a home style training {Read More}