by Crystal | Oct 1, 2024 | adoption, nature, training
October happens to be Adopt a Shelter Dog month, and what a great month it is to bring home a new family companion. Bringing a dog into your home is a life-changing decision, filled with joy, love, and new adventures. While there are many ways to adopt a furry...
by Crystal | Sep 25, 2024 | Behavior Modification, Enrichment, Featured, nature, puppy training, training
Our Favorite Dog Training Locations in Virginia Beach Virginia Welcome to a new blog post series on my favorite places to train dogs. I always strive to be as transparent as possible with what the dog training programs will look like. Hopefully this will give you a...
by Crystal | Jul 19, 2024 | Behavior Modification, nature, training
Learning and training is fluid. Cargo has been on house arrest for about 6 months now. (She had the dog equivalent of two torn rotator cuffs.) In February she was allowed short walks which we did through the neighborhood. At 1pm in Chesapeake, most of the people are...
by admin | Feb 24, 2023 | Behavior Modification, Enrichment, nature, training
I am finding myself using this word often these days. What is resilience in dogs and why am I using this term so much? Resilience dictionary definition: the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness When working with dogs, this is a term that I use when...
by Crystal | Oct 25, 2021 | Behavior Modification, Enrichment, nature
What is a decompression walk and why are we talking about them with every single one of our clients? Since we work with many different behaviors, we have to say that decompression walks are the single most important thing you can do for your dogs behavioral wellness....
by Crystal | Mar 13, 2021 | Behavior Modification, nature, puppy training, training
Every dog works for a paycheck Most people are very stingy with their dogs’ paychecks. I think I tell people to increase the number of treats they are giving every single appointment. Those treats are your dogs paycheck. Are they working for minimum wage or are...
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