New Santa Cruz Dublin Dog Collars

The Dublin Dog Company has just released their new line of non-stink, bacteria proof dog collars.  The new beach inspired line of Dublin Dog Collars is called the Santa Cruz collection.

As always, we have the entire line of Dublin Dog Collars on sale! Just enter the code dublin09 during check out and head out to the beach!!

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Using Agility to Build Confidence

We have been running into a lot of shy, nervous, and fearful dogs lately, a little more than usual.  In addition to strong leadership, a solid foundation of obedience, and socialization, these dogs need some confidence!

One of our favorite ways to build confidence in shy dogs is to teach them to maneuver over the agility equipment.  Not only does it help them feel a sense of accomplishment but you can see them start to become more outgoing and willing to participate after their initial exposure to the different obstacles.  These experiences absolutely start to carry over into other aspects of the dogs’ lives as well!

Agility is not only good at building some confidence in these shy and nervous dogs, but it’s a ton of fun too!  Whether you have a shy dog or an outgoing knuckle head who is just looking for a job, find out more about our obstacle training and confidence course by clicking here.

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Would You Pay to Use a Dog Park?

More and more dog parks are popping up in communities across the country, many are publicly funded while others are privately owned.  My questions is, Would you pay for some type of membership in order to have access to the dog park?

The whole topic of paid memberships for dog parks was originally brought up by a general posting from the Kong Company on their facebook page, and I thought it sparked an interesting debate.  Out of the feedback from the post, many people had a hard time justifying paying money for something that they think should be free, while others state that they are currently paying a fee to use these parks.

If you were to pay a membership fee to use a dog park, what types of benefits would you need to experience in order to justify your payment?  Would you want increased maintenance or lights?  Would you need to see additional features like running water or agility equipment?  Would you expect a membership cap to avoid overcrowding or some type of screening process to ensure that the parks are filled with the well balanced and socialized dogs?  What are your thoughts?

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Summer BBQ

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again – We have THE BEST clients!  In order to show a small sign of our gratitude for all of your support, we will be breaking out some cold beverages and firing up the grill after group class on Sunday, July 18th.

We are inviting all current and past clients and their families to enjoy the afternoon with us, and of course well socialized dogs are welcome as well (no aggression cases)!

The small get together will be free of charge and will run from approximately 11am to 2 pm at our Leander dog training facility.  Food and drink will be provided and everyone is more then welcome to bring their own alcohol if desired.  Please send us an email or let us know if you plan on stopping by so that we can get an accurate count for food and drink.

Hope to see a lot of you out there!!

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