There’s nothing quite like the excitement of welcoming a new puppy into your life. Those first days are full of possibility: you imagine the adventures ahead, the bond you’ll build, and the kind of dog they’ll grow up to be. Many dog owners cross [...]
Things have been a little weird around here since we welcomed Momentum's litter of four puppies. Weird in a good way, and I'm preoccupied with puppiness. Which might not be a word. There have been a lot of requests for photos, so today my blog [...]
I'm showing you five very easy games that are super for a puppy. Playing games will mentally and physically exhaust your puppy, teach him he can be brilliant and that learning is fun. These games will fix “puppy brain” and let you get some work done while your puppy naps.
The topic of housetraining is one that comes up many times a day the world over when a new puppy or rescue dog joins a home. As it's a question we see a lot, I thought I'd do a blog post with the inside scoop [...]
Socializing puppies should begin in the breeders home. Even before a puppy can hear or see, "puppy enrichment" can begin by focusing on the fully developed senses the puppy does have (those of touch and smell). For any of you who are members of my "Puppy Peaks" community I have a [...]
As you may or may not know, last week I made my "big decision." I publicly announced which of my 7 then seven week old puppies I was going to keep for my own. Tomorrow night I will be hosting a "coaching call" for my "Puppy [...]
Recently while preparing for a video shoot, I put together a list of some of my most pivotal lessons I have learned from each puppy I have raised and trained over my 27 years as a dog trainer. The experience of putting this list was [...]
Have you ever seen those dogs that have a relationship with their owners that is so strong that no distraction can tempt them from straying away from what they have been asked to do? Before you say, “I could never have that with MY dog” I'd [...]
This month it was fun for me to find out that Libby is giving back to her community by being a 4-H leader. 4-H has grown around the world in their mission of "engaging youth” to reach their fullest potential. Seeing Libby spreading positive training to [...]
Libby and her dog Elliott chose one of my favorite training games to shorten one of those cold winter weeks in Kentucky, and is wearing only a sweat shirt! Ohhh to have sweatshirt weather again! Winter weeks here in Canada are ranging in the -22C [...]
Happy New Year… I love this time of the year… new training, new goals! Libby has been sharing with us her training from Puppy Peaks for the last 2 months. Her post last month was about helping Riley learn the confidence to wear a head halter. [...]
In last week's post, I introduced you to Libby. Libby has been brought onto the Say Yes team as our new "Junior Puppy Peaks Reporter." She is a young and talented trainer, who is passionate about obedience and dog agility, and more importantly, is passionate [...]
