Tucumcari Dog Training

Category: dog training

  • Board and train available!

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    It’s taken a while to pull everything together, but I am finally ready to unveil a new service: This summer, I am offering a very small-scale board-and-train program for clients who are unable to participate in traditional obedience classes or private lessons due to distance, time constraints, or physical limitations. Here’s the dirt, in case…

  • Spring 2024 Graduation

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    Last Saturday was graduation day for the spring obedience class. The video above shows some of the highlights from the class. Several of these dogs were pretty unruly when class started April 6, but by the time it ended May 11, their manners had improved dramatically, and they were so good at ignoring distractions that…

  • Continuing education

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    As most of my clients know, I teach to support my dog-training habit. I’ve had a good school year, but it’s been a challenging one (new age group, new subject, bigger classes than I’ve taught in a while, and a ridiculous commute that’s pretty well eating my lunch), and I. Need. A. BREAK. To reward…

  • From Shelter Mutt to SDIT

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    Melody is a Belgian Malinois mix who landed in the Tucumcari city animal shelter as a puppy. Her owner, Lumii, adopted her last spring with the intent of training her as a service dog. After a shaky start (baby Malligators are a HANDFUL, y’all), they enrolled in my spring obedience class. The first week, Melody…

  • Exercise in futility

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    We took Marley to her awesome groomer, Jasmine, at Dog Gone Cute this morning. Jasmine shampooed Marley’s fur, blow-dried it, trimmed it, trimmed her nails, and brushed her teeth. My little stinkbug had minty fresh breath and clean, rose-scented fur for 15 whole minutes before she decided to eat a turd and roll in the…

  • I can’t stop laughing.

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    Amazon sent me an email last weekend, encouraging me to review a product I’d bought recently. I was procrastinating on something else and wound up reviewing a whole string of products. I’d forgotten all about my reviews until today, when I got a barrage of email notifications about them going live. I clicked through (I’m…

  • Great class.

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    I am delighted. I had a fantastic turnout for this morning’s basic obedience classes. The 10 a.m. class filled, both classes had perfect attendance, and Ramona brought her A game despite extreme wind this morning and a lack of exercise this week. This marks my 11th group class since I started training dogs — my…

  • Wow!

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    The 10 a.m. group class for April 6-May 11 has filled up, so I have set the form to stop accepting responses and have added an 11 a.m. class. The signup link now goes to the form for that class. If you are thinking about taking an obedience class this spring, sign up now —…

  • Two slots left!

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    My spring obedience class is filling up fast. At this writing, I have just two slots left before I’ll have to close registration. If you’re on the fence about training but aren’t sure whether it will work for your dog, ask yourself two questions: If the answer to both questions is “yes,” do yourself a…

  • Successes and failures

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    I spent part of my Sunday trying to teach three dogs the command “down.” Down is one of the most difficult commands for dogs to master, because it’s a vulnerable position that goes against their instincts. Most dogs will not lie down voluntarily unless they feel completely safe. Even then, they don’t always understand what…