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Learn more about our successes, our struggles, and what we have learned from our clients at The Freckled Paw.
Dogs and Otters, the Similarities
Did you know your dog and an otter learn the same way? Hi guys, Callie here. If you’ve had the chance to talk to me, you probably know that I previously worked as a zookeeper before sidestepping into dog training (I like to talk about all of my critters from my old...
Virtual Dog Training: Impractical or the Best Thing to Happen?
Corona Virus Stay at home orders Homeschooling We are about sick of it and ready to get on with life. At The Freckled Paw, we miss our clients, snuggles from your dog, and watching the lightbulb moments as we work together. Our dogs are sick of us being home. (If we...
Successful Nail Trims: WITHOUT a Peanut Butter Face!
Successfully trim your dog's nails without peanut butter on your face Most of you have seen the video floating around the internet about the woman who spread peanut butter on her head to help her dog with a nail trim. I am not going to tell you what a terrible idea...
Quarantine: Separation Anxiety Edition
Did you bring home a puppy before the chaos started? How about adopt a new dog into your family since you were going to be working from home for the foreseeable future? Congratulations on your new addition! We are thrilled that you have a new family member in your...
Successful Virus Quarantine: Dog Edition
Some of us are headed into week three of quarantine here in the US. That's three weeks of uncertainty, figuring out this "new normal" routine. On top of "stay at home" orders, many of you are now working from home, homeschooling your kids, and trying to keep up with...
Dog Training: A reflection on 2019
So often this year I was the second, (third or fourth) trainer that people had seen or asked for help for their dog. That's okay, I am not the trainer for everyone, that's why there are more than one of us! Unfortunately for some of these people, the first trainer...
Teaching manners
What is one of the things that is sure to embarrass dog owners? Their dogs jumping on people. Whether it be when someone comes into the home or when saying hello to somebody on a walk, seeing those front paws fly into the air usually causes owners to turn red. Our...
K.I.S.S. Loose leash walking success!
Walking our dogs is the first thing that most people say when asked "what activities do you do with your dog?" For those who have easy to handle dogs, walking is a stroll through the neighborhood. There are dog owners, however, who dread taking their dogs out in...
Canine Enrichment: The W’s
Enrichment is a new buzz word in the dog community. It began awhile ago in the zoo world because the animals were being put in an unnatural environment and needed to satisfy some of the needs that are not met in captivity. Its slowly making its way into pet households...
The puppy and the cold weather
Well 2020 started out really nice, I was on the beach barefoot for a few days there. These days we are back to typical January weather, wet and cold. I hate the cold weather, one day when I have made all the money, I'll be a snowbird and winter in sunny Florida. (We...
Adoption Counseling
We have a new dog in the family! I had the privilege of accompanying my cousin to our local animal shelters to find his new best friend. He's never lived with a dog, his parents didn't have dogs growing up so he only had my train wrecks to play with. (I didn't get a...
Our Favorite Things
Our Supply List! We put together a supply list for those of you on your training journey. Everyone loves getting an amazon package so we have created a list of things that we know and love to help curb (or encourage) your online spending. Most of these are amazon...
I am not against exercise
I want to clarify something from a previous post. If you would like to read that post first, you can find the link here: I don't walk my dogs. The most frequent time that I tell my clients to stop walking their dogs is when they are reacting to stuff outside. This...