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Thanks everyone who attended our lecture! It was a great success. We had a great audience, and the outcome bodes well for the future of dog training. 

The children's Dog Safety program has been postponed to September. We will keep you updated on the dates when they are announced. Apologies to the crowd that showed up at the library! It was cancelled at the very last minute due to a library scheduling conflict. 

If you have any child safety concerns feel free to write or call us and we will be sure to keep you in the loop :)

In the meantime, can anyone name the world's most expensive dog breed? It's the Tibetan Mastiff, to date, see below:

And, their fur dispels any bad odors!
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Here is a short note on conditioning puppies to the world, to keep with the puppy love theme; 

Whereas eight-week-old puppies are universally accepting of people, adolescent dogs naturally become wary of anything unfamiliar, including noises, objects, dogs, people and places. It is not uncommon for adolescent dogs to become fearful or reactive. As puppies grow older, the world becomes a scarier place. 

To prevent dogs from becoming wary of children, men, strangers, skateboarders, other dogs, loud noises, vacuum cleaners, nail clippers, collar grabs, etc. etc. etc., take your time when exposing your puppy, adolescent, or newly adopted adult dog to novel (unfamiliar) stimuli, settings and situations. And make sure you condition your dog not only to tolerate, but also to thoroughly enjoy all of these potentially scary stimuli. 

*It is easier to condition BEFORE your pup shows any fear, both as he grows older, and during the training.
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Check out Victoria Stillwell's show It's Me or The Dog on Animal Planet.  

She was part of Dog Trainers of NY, where I apprenticed. She's all about positive reinforcement! You can see from her simple tutorial how a behavior can be changed once you, the owner, know why it's occurring. 

Don't just treat the symptoms, treat the problem!

Click on the picture below for the following link: http://animal.discovery.com/tv/its-me-or-dog/positive-dog-training/
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