This year was so hard for me. I lost Jasper, my right hand guy. He was always so willing to help me with training. He was so intuitive yet he always tested everything. As a dog training business, I rely on my personal dogs so much to help me with my work. It is such a huge loss when one passes away - especially when that dog is your heart dog. I knew Jasper was special from the moment I met him at his foster's house. He just sat back and watched while the other dogs were all over me. He...

The first mistake that little dog owners typically make is that they use potty pads. You have to make potty training, black or white. You can either potty in the house or you can’t. Get a kennel that is just big enough for them to stand up turn around and lie down. Yes they do make kennels that small. You are going to give your puppy a lot of kennel time initially. They earn freedom by going potty in appropriate places. Feed your puppy in their kennel because they don’t want to soil...

Puppies need exposure (socialization) more than they need to wait for their vaccines to be completed.