Group classes will not help problems such as aggression, jumping up, whining, bolting, inappropriate marking, excessive barking, shyness, digging, chewing, biting, and running away. Forget about obedience if the causes of problems and psychological issues have not been addressed properly at the home.

A good obedience lesson can do more for you and your dog than any other single activity you can become involved in. In just one obedience lesson, you will see a change in the behavior of your dog, and in the way you relate to your dog. There are many advanced levels of obedience, but for now, lets concentrate on beginning obedience for you and your dog. Obedience classes will teach you to communicate with your dog in both a verbal and physical manner.

The GSDCA Affiliate Clubs encourage new owners to socialise their puppy from a very young age, and therefore hold puppy classes for puppies from 8 weeks of age. Please ensure you bring your puppy's up-to-date vaccination certificate with you.

No. Years of first-hand experience have convinced me that you and your dog will learn much more, more successfully, and far more enjoyably, by first working with a personal training coach in private training lessons highly customized to your unique team training needs and goals. This approach ensures that you will have the opportunity to first learn how to appropriately teach and manage your dog before introducing the distractions of other dogs and their owners.

Yes. In fact we take pride in our personal service. We thoroughly enjoy the opportunity to help you and we have been doing this since 1990 when we first started. The training and help sessions are conducted in your office over the phone while you are on the internet. We are also available by telephone. Call now to get started or to ask for some help. See Personal Assistance.

The obedience training is the best thing that you can do for your dog and puppy. It improve the bonding between the handler and the dog. While it does not solve all behaviour problem, it is the foundation for solving just any dog related problem. Most important of all, the obedience training open up a line of communications between you and your dog. Such effective communication is necessary for you to instruct your dog about what you want her to do.

Every dog should go through some form of obedience training. Obedience training not only allows you to get your pet to do what he's commanded to do, it teaches you to communicate effectively with your pet and get the best out of him all the time. Obedience training also helps socialize your pet, as he is taught to remain calm in a room full of unfamiliar people and dogs.

Training is accomplished through repetition. Your dog will naturally learn to respect his trainer when rewarded with positive praise for a job well-done and a less pleasing, lower tone of voice when misbehaving. Martin and Shelly will show your dog what is expected of him before any correction occurs.

We expect to off this service during 2007. Although we anticipate that we will not be able to provide you dog with training during school holiday peaks periods.

Yes ! - It is your responsibility as a dog owner, to ensure that your dog is a well behaved, accepted member of the community. Obedience Training will assist in teaching you how to work with your dog, and teaching him good habits, and if necessary overcoming undesirable behaviour. A well trained dog is a pleasure to own, and please always remember to be considerate of other people who may not be dog lovers like us.

Off-Leash is when people come over and you put your dog on "Down-Stay" and do not need to get a leash. Off-Leash is when you go out to your car, or work in your yard and the dog will hang out with you, and not run down the street. Off-Leash is pulling over on the side of the freeway to let your dogs out to take a leak and opening the car door 5 minutes later and they jump back in.

Structure. Just like children, dogs look for structure and leaders to follow. Structure and leadership provides a predictable environment that feels secure.

Absolutely! Very young puppies (about 12 weeks old and complete with their vaccinations) should atten a puppy kindergarten class. Further obedience training this breed can be very interesting and extremely challenging. Many owners will complain that their dogs act perfectly in class, but will not obey at home. This breed is intelligent enough to differentiate situations very well, and will apply different rules of behavior for different situations.

Pure pumpkin in the can (not pumpkin pie filling) helps both loose stools and constipation. You can also reduce the RMBs and up the veggies a bit, or even add liver to the meal. Back to top of page If you're just starting to BARF your dog, the diarrhea may be brought on because of the normal detox process (cleansing out the toxins and impurities) OR because you may have added one too many things too quickly. Pure pumpkin, in the can (not pumpkin pie filling), will immediately halt the diarrhea.

Our ponies and petting zoo critters are used to dogs and other animals. Your animals most likely are not used to our ponies in their environment though. So that your pets will remain happy and not stressed, you may want to put them somewhere they feel safe.

Increase his intake of fatty acids (such as olive oil) and give him antioxidents. Try NutraChew for Dogs, it contains antioxidants and may help by boosting his auto-immune system.

Your local police department or the sheriff's department handles barking complaints because they are a violation of the noise nuisance ordinance. If the officer determines that the dog is barking because of a situation of abuse, neglect, or cruelty, they will call us for assistance. Many cases of continual barking can be resolved. We recommend the dog's guardian contact our Behavior & Training department for a consultation.