March 30, 2012 by Leslie in News, Therapy Articles, Training Articles I ran across this article about Chayna a Rottweiler Service Dog and thought this was such a great story I had to share – Leslie The Article originally appeared online at http://www.wate.com/story/17086237/disable-veteran-relies-on-service#.T1giraUn_jh.facebook By JILL MCNEAL 6 News Anchor/Reporter KNOXVILLE (WATE) – You’ve probably seen service dogs out and about helping the blind, an
Read More →Interpreting Your Rottweiler’s Vocal Tendencies In training and observing Rottweilers, a common problem I have noticed is with the dog who “grumbles”. I have had people call me in hysterics because their precious little five month old Rottweiler is growling at them. They immediately assume he’s gone over the edge
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March 30, 2012 by Leslie in Agility Articles, Training Articles Agility is the fastest growing sport in dogs today. This article is the first in a series of agility articles which will introduce you to the sport and take you from beginning training to entering a trial. I’ll give you the concepts; the actual training is up to you. The
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March 30, 2012 by Leslie in Therapy Articles, Training Articles It is Thursday morning. Dylan and I love Thursday mornings, I get to sleep in and Dylan gets to go to work. Sound funny? Not really, Dylan is a therapy dog and Thursdays are his visiting days. Thursday mornings Dylan gets very excited, he knows that he is going to
Read More →My dog just tried to bite me! All I did was tell him to move over so I could sit on the couch next to him.” “My dog got into the trash can and when I scolded her, she growled at me. What’s wrong with her? I thought she loved
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March 30, 2012 by Leslie in Conformation Articles, Training Articles Well, much as this has been a delicate subject over the past couple of years, it is with great pride I announce the first “natural tailed” Champion in the history of the breed in Canada! My young man, Fabius, became a Canadian Champion at 19 months of age, by finishing
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April 09, 2011 by Leslie in Schutzhund Articles, Tracking Articles, Training Articles The schutzhund track tests a dog’s mental and physical capabilities. Tracking is the area I find the most challenging but is also the area I enjoy the most. I will be writing a series of articles on schutzhund tracking. Before discussing how I teach tracking to puppies, I am going
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