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OBEDIENCE
Is your dog driving you crazy?
No time for training classes?
You have tried everything and he is still bonkers?
Dog School Drop out?
Obedience is not a six or eight week class it is a fact of life for domestic dogs.  The ability to effectively communicate what behavior you want from your dog and techniques to help you get it so that you can move on from “obedience” and do “fun” things with your dog.

 

 

SNIFFERDOG SPORT

People either love or hate hounds.  I remember being very insulted when the canine intelligence ratings consistently showed hounds less than stellar obedience students.  I had an euphony watching some of my students be frustrated with their awesome beagles that could not seem to keep the head in the air for heeling.  ”You paid good money for that nose” I would tell them.  In 2006 I began what evolved into snifferdog sport the goal was to help people appreciate their dogs strengths and work with them instead of fighting them.  Snifferdog sport is not a competitive sport.  In fact we have dumped the “levels certification” and not teach snifferdog sport skills as a recreational activity in a workshop setting.  The goal of teaching snifferdog sport skills is to develop teams able to participate in snifferdog sport events.  Nothing more than a fun recreational day for people and their dogs.

BTW beagles are very capable of keeping that head up and healing.  playing around with the dogs .

 

Start training the minute they are hatched.

Incorporate your training into your everyday life, not just holiday stuff.

Socializing starts on day one.

 

Introducing a cat to the pack of dogs

Make your dog part of your life.

Make your dog part of the family.

I like to focus on my dogs strengths.  As a result we often let the dogs dictate how we spend our recreational time.   What a gift it has been to be included in a snap shot of what or dogs are bred to do.   Hiking, exploring, running, pulling, sniffing, searching…

Seek-a-Boo a detection dog for the bed bug project.

Check Regional bug detection video

DETECTION DOG

Not long ago detection dog that were not used for law enforcement were limited to search and rescue.  I have been fortunate to be on the leading edge of training dogs for the detection dog movement.  One of the first dogs in the country to be used for Lost Pet Detection.  Develop a protocol to train one of the original Hypoglycemic Detection Dogs, Currently working canines to support for pest control in the battle against bed bugs and rodents.