Introducing a new dog to your children: 1. Keep introductions short and sweet. Always end on a good note. 2. Establish a routine so that you can supervise both the dog and children together. This is the perfect time to establish rules for how the kids can interact with the dog. Dogs need
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This was a hard picture to take as Arthur was one of our rambunctious puppies at November’s Puppy Social. He didn’t want to stop and cuddle with me (let alone take a selfie)! Happy Selfie Saturday with love from Arthur the almost-four-month-old Portuguese Water Dog!
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Today’s Feel Good Friday post goes to Ammo who was caught snuggling with his pillow! Enjoy your fort, Buddy, because tomorrow you’ve got to work at the Free Community Pack Walk at 10 A.M. A Reactive Dog is a dog that barks, lunges, or pulls when they see another dog on a walk. The
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If your goal is to enjoy walking and socializing your dogs, this is your perfect opportunity…because it’s free! A+ Dog Training wants to get to know you, your family, and your dog! Come join us for a walk and meet other dogs and dog owners. Walks last from 45 minutes to one hour with open
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A Reactive Dog is a dog that barks, lunges, or pulls when they see another dog. Often the owner believes the dog wants to play but the behavior is normally motivated by frustration or fear. Suppressing a behavior is like suppressing a ball down in a pool of water. Eventually it’ll slip through your hands
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Today’s Feel Good Friday post goes to Michael & Moose. As A+ Service Dog in Training clients, Michael has worked so much with Moose that he and Moose attend classes now as refreshers on their training. Moose is always there to support Michael in every way and we couldn’t be more proud of the team!
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Today’s Feel Good Friday post goes to Cedar Veterinary Hospital. They had a table at the Fresno Bully Boo Walk event. Tom spun their wheel and hit the jackpot! That guy is such a lucky dog! He won on Sunday and by Monday he gave away all of the bandannas and treats to our Monday
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A+ Dog Training’s Kindergarten class is a five-week obedience course for puppies one year and younger (fully vaccinated) to work on obedience around other distractions. At the end of each class, there is a twenty-minute play time where owners learn what good play and bad play is and how to supervise their puppy’s play manners.
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Meet Harley, a Lab Shepherd Mix with anxiety. A+ Dog Training’s Calm Canine program will help Harley minimize his anxiety and stop digging outside. We’ll also teach him to leave the goats alone! Welcome to our pack family, Harley!
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Happy Tongue Out Tuesday with love from Bella, the 110 lb. puppy at Taylor ER Veterinary in Turlock, CA. This puppy is working on her dog obedience training by obeying the Stay command on the scale.
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Today’s Feel Good Friday post goes to Enzo who worked on crate training during his board & train stay. Enzo had a solid seven days of work with A+ Dog Training and he learned that once he’s in his crate, he was able to relax. LOOK AT HOW RELAXED HE IS. hahaha Happy Feel Good
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If your goal is to enjoy walking and socializing your dogs, this is your perfect opportunity…because it’s free! A+ Dog Training wants to get to know you, your family, and your dog! Come join us for a walk and meet other dogs and dog owners. Walks last from 45 minutes to one hour with open
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Get advice from a professional dog trainer, be around other puppy owners that are going through the same things you are, and be able to take a one-hour break from the chaos your puppy is causing. This is when you can take a step back and enjoy watching your puppy interact with other non-fully vaccinated
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If you let your dog roam freely in the car as you drive, you might want to consider getting a seat belt leash. It’s a short leash that attaches to the seat belt buckle. This will help with any issues of your dog trying to crawl into your lap or move into the front seat
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Enzo is a Labradoodle that just turned 8 months old. Enzo’s main goals during his Board & Train is to not counter-surf, jump on people, and become more mature. He’s already had about 8 private training sessions and has almost completed his first Elementary class so training Enzo was fun. He’s such a smart ball
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This L.A. fan still has ✌???? private training sessions & ☝????obedience class to teach. So Ammo will make sure that the Rams & Dodgers games get recorded. ???? Looks like Tom’s going the extra mile and working but there won’t be an A+ Dog Training polo tonight! ????
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Happy Tongue Out Tuesday with love from Colt the Labradoodle. Colt is not only an A+ Lifetime Member, but he has consistently been on A+ Dog Training’s Dog Walking Service for a few years now. He is the lucky dog that gets to walk with all of our board & train dogs that come to
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Meet Scout a Goldendoodle with oodles of energy and A+ Dog Training is here to create peace in the home. The puppy phase is one of the hardest phases to go through with your dog, but it’s also a time where wonderful memories are made. Let A+ Dog Training help you remember why you fell
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Today’s Feel Good Friday post goes to our A+ Lifetime Members Steve & Terry with Kona. Steve & Terry attended the Fallen Heroes Car Show last weekend and left before the raffle prizes were given away. We stayed and checked their tickets and they won beautiful Thanksgiving place mats with napkins and gave them to
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GiGi recently attended a 4H Workshop to better help the kids of Hughson, California, learn life skills through training their dogs in obedience and showmanship.
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