Living in Austin during the summer can be hard on any dog, and we must train ourselves to keep our dogs’ needs in mind during the hot summer Austin days. As we covered in a previous post, Should You Shave Your Dog in the Summer?, we learned that dogs do not feel cooler when shaved. [...]
Read More facts, training adviceQ: Can you provide a brief overview of yourself and your business and services? A: My name is Casey Ray and I am the training director at DogSmarts, a St. Louis based company offering training services to the greater St. Louis and Southwestern Illinois areas. My staff takes pride in being able to offer services [...]
Read More guest, spotlightI have heard many different theories and opinions about the benefits and risks of shaving a thick-coated dog in the summer. Each differing opinion will cite reasons and facts that favor their decision, but should you shave your dog in the summer or not? Just like all of the others that weigh in on this [...]
Read More factsHere is the first installment of a new feature we call the “Trainer’s Spotlight”. We hope to regularly post these interview style entries with talented trainers and leaders in the dog industry. Q: Can you provide a brief overview of yourself and your business and services? A: Jt Clough, owner of K9 Coach, Inc in [...]
Read More guest, spotlightAs a part of National Pet Week, on Sunday, May 2, 2010, we will be kicking off Fit Dog Fit Nation Day by enjoying a hike with our dogs at Walnut Creek Park in Austin. Although Austin is known for having some of the fittest dogs around, the movement has a simple concept, it stresses [...]
Read More events, localA few weeks ago I made a blog post about only being able to teach your dog two skills. We received a lot of great feedback from our readers with their input on what skills they would teach their dogs if they could only pick two commands. Now it’s my turn, if I could only [...]
Read More training adviceI’m sure we have all heard the term less is more. So staying with that theme, if you could only pick two skills to teach your dog (any two skills at all), what would you teach and why? Feel free to leave your responses in the comment area of this post, and in our next [...]
Read More facts, training adviceObesity in our dogs is a very serious medical problem. All of that excess weight take a big strain on our dogs’ heart, lungs, joints and hips. Overweight dogs are more like to have complications during surgery and are much more at risk for respiratory problems during warmer weather. Recognizing an overweight dog can be [...]
Read More medicalFor the past few weeks, Tracey and I have been working on putting together a complete training manual that is totally focused on puppies, and we are proud to announce The Puppy Manual. The Puppy Manual is composed of tons of useful training information that is aimed at getting puppies and their owners started off [...]
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