Dog Obedience & Behavior
Recalled Peanut Butter Dog Treats 2009 - San Diego Dog Training
Friday, January 30th, 2009 | Dog Food, Health & Safety, Dog Obedience & Behavior, Dog Training Camp San Diego | 1 Comment
At K9 Coach San Diego & Temecula Dog Training, we use exercise; dog psychology and obedience training to help dogs and their families build a strong relationship.. Your dog can learn how to behave in every-day situations. Your life will be so much easier when we show you how to communicate with your newly trained dog! We searched diligently to find an all- natural, holistic, safe, re-call free dog health food and dog care products for our own dogs and the dogs we trained and believe proper nutrition is a key solution in the big picture when is comes to health and happiness.
HealthyPetNet, Life’s Abundance holistic dog food & care products, does not use any of the recalled peanut butter brands in any of their products. We are proud to represent Life’s Abundance Premium Health Food & Products for Dogs & Cats at K9 Coach San Diego & Temecula Urban Dog Training! Life’s Abundance baked dog treats are made at a bakery that does not use the recalled peanut butter brands. HealthyPetNet uses only human grade, humanely, naturally or organically US raised ingredients in their products, it is no surprise that they have NEVER been on ANY recall list and have a 10-year proven track record in holistic pet companion products. Their gourmet dental treats & antioxidant health bars are completely safe & contaminate free.
At K9 Coach we service the greater San Diego County area & Temecula, CA. Dogs have the genetic ability to live well into their 20’s! Proper nutrients and exercise for your dog and you are possible, if you want the best for your dog’s happiness and health. In these tough economic times I think we are all examining what is really valuable in our lives and we believe taking the best care of our animal companions will pay off in priceless dividends in the long run.
Dog Training San Diego-Day 5 of 21 Day Challenge
Sunday, January 11th, 2009 | Dog Obedience & Behavior, Dog Training Camp San Diego, Dog Training Collars & Leads | No Comments
Remember to have fun with your dog! Smiling and having a good time is what’s it’s all about. Whenever my dog is barking or excited, I remain calm, and use body language and hand signals to direct them to positive behavior… for more information on proper leash walking and dog training tips check out www.dogtrainerguru.com : check tips at http://dogtainingofsandiego.com and follow along with our 21-day challenge to walk your dog every day!
Day 5 - 22 minutes walking with Betty, Spencer & my husband Gregg. I suppose it’s a bit like cheating, since Gregg walks Spencer. It evens out though, because Betty is SUPER excited with the prosect of Gregg coming along. She has high-pitched yips and spins in circles as I get my walking shoes, hat, leashes and she is totally losing it by the time I get the leashes. I remain calm, take a deep breath & tap on her remote, use my body language and hand signals to sit her. Once she is relatively calm ( no spinning, but still a few yips), we’re off for a beautiful walk in the sunshine. Betty calms down right away even though Spencer has to walk by my side left side as usual. I am thankful for this day and and we have a peaceful walk.
Day 4- 20 minutes walking with Betty & Spencer. Betty rocks today, she is calm and I have no problems getting ready for our walk… we have an uneventful, peaceful afternoon walk, another day in paradise!
Day 3- 24 minutes walking with Betty & Spencer. It is tough to get out today, the sun is shining, but the wind is blowing and I’m trying to finish up some work, but the phone just keeps on ringing! Betty is barking and wants me to hurry up, but only barks a couple of times early in the walk. That’s when I remember why I wanted to load the dogs up and go to the other trail, garbage day… The dogs did awesome and followed me up and down the curbs as we snaked around the cans. We saw a Boston Terrier who pulled on his leash and wagged a big hello, and a furry white Maltese, who pulled on her leash and growled and barked at the lot of us! Betty & Spencer stayed right by my side and walked around the bunch. One lady commented on the great manners my dogs have! They’ve been walking with me for years now, such good heelers, I always feel sorry for those who don’t invest in training that works for their dogs!
Carla C Weed
K9 Coach www.sitk9sit.com
Leash Walk-Your Dog Properly
Thursday, January 8th, 2009 | Dog Obedience & Behavior, Dog Training Camp San Diego, Dog Training Collars & Leads, Dog Training Video | No Comments
Accept K9 Coach’s 21 day challenge to walk your dog on a leash properly.
Betty was bred to be a working police or personal protection type dog. She was the runt of the litter & didn’t have the drive to make it as a military dog, so she ended up with a dog trainer, who took her to raise as a family pet & working companion. The trainer returned her to the breeder as “un-trainable” at 9 months old, a quivering, quaking, hair raised, barking terror. And I mean loud barking. She was totally untrained, including potty training! The children were afraid of her. Ouch.
That’s when the breeder sent Betty, the 9 month old F Belgian Malinois to me. She has been with us ever since and has come a long ways in the years we’ve had her. She recently turned 4 years old and if you met her you’d probably question that she ever had a scary side. She is so well-behaved. She is part of my pack and helps me train other dogs. She is a loving part of our family, and keeping up with her high energy requirements and nervous energy is a big part of my daily schedule, though I’ll readily admit, I’ve extended her work on the treadmill as opposed to struggling with her on the leash with my other dog Spencer. She is great, when we leash-walk just the two of us or when I work her with a dog I’m training, off-leash and on-leash and she is reliable, well behaved.
It’s a whole other story when she has to share her walk with Spencer my other dog, on-leash, she has a tendency to bark excitedly. I am committing to http://dogtrainingofsandiego.com ‘s 21-day challenge. I am going to walk both of my dogs on leash 20 minutes per day, together with a goal of improving Betty’s behavior when walked with her pack mate. I am going to work on timing with use of the remote, and sitting her when she is over-excited or barking. I hope you will join me in walking your dog daily on leash for 21 days… follow our blogs and free weekly web casts for dog training help and advice.
Carla C Weed - K9 Coach
Day 1. Walked Betty & Spencer right at 20 minutes, too fast for me up the last hill, so I will remember to sit them more and take my time, even though Betty, is the main puller, they both will sit when I stop, this is working well. . Minimum barking and carrying on from Betty, only a few barks at levels that might pierce one’s skull.
Day 2. 21 minutes walk with Betty & Spencer. They did much better on their pace but Betty exclaimed loudly as we started out at each new intersection through the first half of the walk. Remember this is not a race, practice sit your dogs at intersections and wait to let other people pass. Have your dogs walk beside you, not in front. The wind was blowing today and leaves rustling, which always get Betty going. It was so funny, I looked down at her every time she took off at a perfect heel, tail wagging, big smile and thought, she’s so happy, maybe I shouldn’t be so hard on her about her jubilant, loud bark.