• Are you looking out for your dog’s safety?
• Teach your dog opposites (in/out, over/under, and others)
• Stop your dog from eating rocks, socks and other non-food items
• Teach your dog something new!
• Links and Social Stream Activity

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Teach your dog something new!

The New Year is typically a time for people to make New Year’s Resolutions to improve their lives. These resolutions might be to exercise more, eat a healthier diet, improve their relationships, find a new job or anything else they think will improve their lives or make them better people. One resolution for those with dogs might be to have a better trained dog or resolve a behavior issue that has been ongoing.

Riley trying out the weave poles during a Fun & Games Class
 

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Stop your dog from eating rocks, socks and other non-food items

For most of us, it’s hard to understand why dogs would eat things like rocks, socks or other non-food items. Yet many dogs do. The technical term is pica. For some, it can result in a hefty vet bill when something dangerous is ingested and needs to be surgically removed. In evaluating the behavior, we look at what is being eaten and under what circumstances. 

 

Romeo practicing his "drop it" with a toy

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Teach your dog opposites (in/out, over/under, and others)

In my Juvenile Delinquents Classes, I ask my students when they last taught their dogs something new. While it’s important to focus on getting reliable responses to the most important cues you use regularly (like sit, stay, come, etc.) with your dog, it is also important to keep teaching new things to both burn off energy and help him/her continue to stretch his/her brain power. Practicing the same things over and over gets tedious for both you and your dog. Adding in some variety can keep things fresh and fun for both of you!


Romeo practicing "in" and "out" with a basket

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Are you looking out for your dog’s safety?

Are you a safety advocate for your dog? Do you step in when needed to ensure your dog not only IS safe but FEELS safe? If we want our dogs to remain calm and not bark, lunge, snap or do other things we might consider “aggressive” or “reactive” or “excitable”, we need to ensure that our dogs know we are looking out for them. If I want my dog to relax and trust me, I need to show I am handling things so he does not feel the need to do so.

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Links and Social Stream Activity

• Impressive – anyone out there ready to train your cat?! ow.ly/8hZWe
• What a Dog’s Tail Wags Really Mean: Some New Scientific Data: ow.ly/8kGbI
• Cliffhanger for Teen and His Dog: ow.ly/8kGrq Would you do what this teen did?
• Pet food giant Science Diet receives FDA warning: ow.ly/8ovGC
• Dog’s straining can be the result of a hernia: ow.ly/8zG8J
• Family Cautions Pet Owners About Treats After Dog’s Death: ow.ly/8vdjH Sad we still deal with contaminated foods/treats.
• Heroic Dog Saves Woman from Abuser, Incites Change in Shelter Policy:ow.ly/8vd3T
• Elk and safety: Zookeepers stunned as moose rescues drowning marmot from watery death: ow.ly/8vcQc
• Good news for those of you who foster dogs and cats! ow.ly/8vdyO Tax breaks for pet foster parents…make sure you claim yours

Sue Brown, MNM, CDBC, CPDT-KA and Ed Soehnel, The wife/husband team of The Light of Dog, with Jahzara, our Greyhound and Romeo, our Vizsla. 

Sue conducts all training for Love My Dog Training, our business in metro-Denver, Colorado, since 2004. Sue has been providing dog training and behavior counseling since 1996. She is a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant and Certified Professional Dog Trainer with over 15 years of experience. She has written for the APDT Chronicle of the Dog and was a contributor to the book The Association of Pet Dog Trainers Top Tips from Top Trainers: 1001 Practical Tips and Techniques for Successful Dog Care and Training published in 2010. She also writes a bimonthly Ask the Trainer column for the Colorado Greyhound Adoption newsletter and is the the Co-Founder of the Colorado Dog Trainers Network, which provides networking, training and dog -related education, business education, and referral sources for trainers in Colorado. Her designations include: approved Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Evaluator; Certified Dog Behavior Consultant through the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants; Certified Professional Dog Trainer through the Certification Council for Professional Dog Trainers; and, a Professional Member and the Greeter for the State of Colorado of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers.

Ed’s background is leading consumer product/service companies, from start-up through exit. He has a strong skill set in marketing, sales, branding, product development and finance. He splits most of his time between The Light Of Dog and Love My Dog Training, but also provides consulting to start-up and small consumer product companies and owns a small tree farm where he and Sue live. Ed has an MBA from the University of Denver

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