Day 4 of voting is upon us! We've had nearly 1,500 people vote for our first 15 videos...can you believe it? Thank you to everyone for voting, and a special thanks to our talented videographers for providing us with such beautiful entertainment over the last [...]
There were some great comments on my tugging post yesterday as to why you thought long duration tugs had the potential for more focus for the environment while short bursts of tug games alternating with other responses created great attention for the handler. You pretty [...]
Tugging is a big part of my dog training, I hope it is also a big part of yours. It is a great reinforcer for most dogs. For those dogs that are not currently big fans of tugging, it is a skill that be cultivated [...]
Today we re-open registrations for Puppy Peaks, but just for the holiday season. Over the past two months we have had many requests to re-open the program so today is your day! When I thought about what to write for the blog, I thought who can [...]
I am sitting here watching a series of video clips that I put together of my puppy "Swagger." It's clips of him working at a seminar over the weekend. I love my puppy, as I love my own dogs but as I watch video clips [...]
I put this video together for all of you PuppyPeakers that have been asking what is upcoming and for the rest of you so you can see what I have been doing with Swagger. As we move through month two of the program you can [...]
Recently I became involved in a discussion about dog training methodology with friends and members of the CAPPDT. I felt compelled to write this post, hopefully I did it without judgement. I know I have addressed this topic many times in the past but it [...]
Swagger Well judging from the name of this blog post it could either be about my puppy or about me strutting my stuff on a night on the town somewhere. The video will clarify anything the pictures don't. This is all about my boy Swag. [...]
Okay today is the day. My first ever no charge live webinar. I know we are just about at capacity in the 8:30 pm call so if you are interested in hearing about the Say Yes foundation program please don't sit on this because I [...]
Here is something I often hear when I am on the road; "I would love to take one of your workshops Susan but I can't afford to travel" or "I can't afford the high prices to get in". So this Thursday you CAN attend one [...]
Moving into our last day of Critical Elements camp, I am a little sad to see it all end. It is so much fun being a student and we have such a great group of students -- we are all accomplishing a ton. Of the [...]
Very exciting day. Tomorrow 4 1/2 month old Swagger and his cousin Raven start their first ever "Advances in Dog Training" and "Critical Elements course (formerly known as puppy camp). I am certain neither puppy will have any issue with the skills required (we both [...]
