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Hey all, As you know I teach at Petsmart. I have a dog that may be a bit of a challenge. It's a Rat Terrier, 6mths old and in the first class did not seem to comprehend the idea of sit. I use clicker training but the student stated that they bought the dog from a breeder who shows and did...

because this is the craziest thing I have heard from a trainer. I also have heard that this doesn't work very well. The other trainer at my store was training two new trainers and they had questions from customers about how to stop dogs from digging. The other trainer stated "Put poop in all the...

Hey all, I know intermediate Obedience is basically distance, duration and distraction but I want to know if there are others things you can teach. I was thinking about teaching the dogs not to walk in the street unless the owner oks it, maybe work on sitting while running in response to...

Ok, as you know I train at Petsmart and in doing so of course have to get people to sign up for classes. We also offer private lessons but I get a lot of requests when I say private to go and do in home training. Of course I cannot do that as a Petsmart employee but it's making me think about...

Hey all, I have had several people come up to me while I am at work and ask about how to stop their puppy from mouthing rocks. I don't think bitter apple will work and I am not sure how to redirect that to a better behavior other than catching them doing it and giving chew toys. However the...

I have started two Meetup.com groups. One is a pit bull playgroup and the other is a bully breed clicker training group. Please come check them out. I already have 7 people signed up for the playgroup and I am very excited about it. If you live in this area or know people who live here...

Hello all, I have been lurking here for a bit. At the moment I have 3 cats and my roommate has a ton of fish. I am a dog trainer at a Petsmart that's staffed with intelligent, compassionate animal lovers. I intend to one day start a Pit Bull rescue. I do not have a dog at the moment as my...