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What is the Best Type of Dog Training?
An email from a recent client posed this question: “With endless conflicting advice about dog training on the internet, how am I supposed to know which dog trainers I can trust? What is the best type of dog training?” When … Continue reading
New Study Proves Dogs Have More Personality than Kim Kardashian
Some dogs, (and some people!) respond to learning more naturally than others. You know the ones- quick studies, stars of the group class, all the poodles dig them. Continue reading
How Our Private Lesson Dog Trainer, John Capek, Discovered a Passion That Became a Career Part II
“In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn’t merely try to train him to be semi human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.” ~Edward Hoagland This is a two-part … Continue reading
How Our Trainer, John Capek, Discovered a Passion That Became a Career
It has been awhile since we spoke last. Life sometimes gets away from a person. In fact, it seems to me that the only time I do not feel like the world has me trapped in a blender of work, … Continue reading
How Does a Dog Track a Missing Person?
The last time I wrote, I discussed the amazing talent of the canine nose. With such a powerful tool, it is no doubt that dogs are invaluable Search and Rescue workers. What is a Search dog? Simply, a search dog … Continue reading
Dog Tests to Help You Pick a Great Dog for Your Home (Part II)
Don’t Choose a New Dog With Just Your Heart or Gut Instinct Keep the Tests Fun for You and the Dog Taking a new dog into your home is a huge decision, and one that will have consequences (positive or … Continue reading
How to Pick a Puppy or Dog- Part One
There’s More to Picking a Puppy than You Might Think… Choosing a dog or puppy is not an easy task, and the consequences of choosing with your heart may affect your life for the next 10+ years. I’ve been getting … Continue reading
What Can a Dog Smell?
My daughter has an imaginary friend, as many 5 year olds do. This imaginary friend happens to be a talking dog. They chat about things like mermaids and unicorns and such. Though a bit far-fetched, it got me imagining what … Continue reading
Goodbye from, Johanna
Hello fellow Canine Enthusiasts! Sadly, I am here to bid you a doggie farewell but before I leave my position as the Blog Author for The CTC, I do ask just a couple things of you… Please don’t be … Continue reading
The ASPCA’s take on Breed Specific Legislation (BSL)
***IMPORTANT NOTE: This blog post is based on the opinions of the ASPCA with regard to Breed Specific Legislation and does not neccesarily express the views of The Canine Training Center. Content was derived entirely from the ASPCA website. Breed-specific legislation … Continue reading
