Tomorrow is the second class in our second go-around at the off-lead obedience class. I don't really care whether she heels properly or not, but we've had a few incidents that have reinforced the need for Isis to be more obedient . I just don't want a repeat of our last practice test, in...

Tomorrow is the second class in our second go-around at the off-lead obedience class. I don't really care whether she heels properly or not, but we've had a few incidents that have reinforced the need for Isis to be more obedient . I just don't want a repeat of our last practice test, in...

After going on a long walk Saturday, and racing around the yard like a she-demon, Isis still had the energy to snarl at a submissive yellow lab in class. She slipped out of my grasp and I found myself saying, "She's just playing," which clearly she wasn't. She had a few more outbursts...

Isis had a little fling at the dog park a few weeks ago. I forgot that I captured it with my cell phone. A 6-month-old, very recently neutered Brittany spaniel named Charlie took a liking to her. He chased and chased her all over the park, and my girl can run . When she'd stop, he'd roll over...

I just finished an article about whether your dog is ready for agility training at *please do not spam links (multiple post posting off site links) at this forum. Links may be placed in your profile.* Obedience is my first love, I find agility really lets the dogs blow off steam! It's challenging...

When it comes to training a dog, it seems there is an endless list of behaviors to teach: sitting, lying down, coming when called, walking nicely on leash, not jumping up -- you get the idea. Happily, there are some laws of learning your dog already knows! *please do not spam links to other sites using...

I want to train Isis to be a therapy dog! Delusional, right? She can't reliably walk past another dog on a leash. She also might have the tendency to chew on people's hands when they pet her... But assuming we got past those minor problems... I guess this gives me a reason to keep working at...

I tried to buy a Canny collar last weekend. Actually drove Isis to Seattle to do so, because you can't just buy a Canny collar anywhere. They're from the U.K. Why I thought the Canny collar would be better than the Gentle Leader or the Halti, I cannot explain. But when I got to the pet store...

Hi all! I'm Kathy who is currently owned by Comanche and a few other GSDs! Comanche is now 6 months old and he is a blue sable long hair German Shepherd. He is currently in training to be a hearing dog for myself trained by me. I've trained dogs for 15 plus years :). We're also in preparation...