When Astrid joined the Outsmarting Dogs board-and-train program, she was a 4 months old. She came into the program to learn basic puppy manners. One day, she needed a bath. That’s when I discovered that she was “allergic” to water. She fought the bath and me every step of the way. The owners would have a big problem giving her a bath over the next 10-plus. Pitties are mostly muscle and very strong, and fighting one at bath time is {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}
Pet Dog Training Do Be Do be Do
March 28, 2021 By
Which of the three options do you side with? To be is to do. Socrates To do is to be. Kant Do be do be do be. Scooby Doo You can do research and find other authors attributed to those quotes. Who knows? At Outsmarting Dogs board-and-train dog training for your puppy or dog, I sing to the pooches and train them. When pooches come here, they are always doing and being and learning how to be good companion animals {Read More}
