Tucumcari Dog Training

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  • 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…

  • Important safety notice

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    Family Dollar has started selling cheap knockoffs of the popular Kong toys, which is good news for dog owners who like to keep a few stuffed Kongs in the freezer but can’t afford to pay $15 for a chew toy. Unfortunately, the toys — which cost about $5 — have a serious design flaw that…

  • The power of instead

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    I saw something on Pinterest this morning that reminded me just how much people don’t know about dogs — and how confident they are in their ignorance. Somebody responded to a pin about dog enrichment activities by assuring the pinner that praising a dog for digging is “the worst thing you can do,” because it…

  • Training around disabilities

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    Clients often come to me for training to make their own lives easier: They want their dogs to stop some nuisance behavior that’s creating hassles (chewing, housebreaking issues), hazards (pulling, jumping) or headaches (digging, nuisance barking). Others are concerned about their dogs’ safety and want to work on things like reactivity or recall. Those are…