Dog's Best Friend's Daily Training Tip ~ Teach your Pups to LOVE kids!

Dog's Best Friend's Daily Training Tip ~ Teach your pups that kids are wonderful by giving them a treat EVERY single time they see a child, big or small. It's not just enough to expose them to kids, you also need to make sure their experiences are Positive ones. If your rascal gets something amazingly yummy every time a kid is around, just imagine how great they will think those little two legged rascals are!

Olivia Practices Recall

Dog's Best Friend's Daily Training Tip ~ Praise your Pup!

Dog's Best Friend's Daily Training Tip ~ Praise your Pup! So often we reprimand our dogs for doing the "wrong" thing (just being a pup), when in all honestly, 99.9 percent of the time, they are being P AWESOME. They're laying nicely on their beds, chewing their bones quietly at our feet, or cuddling sweetly in our laps. In these times, we forget to tell our pups how great they're being, and how much we appreciate what good pups they are. So take the time to tell your dog, "good boy," just for being a "good boy." You'll see the appreciation in their eyes!

Dog's Best Friend's Daily Training Tip ~ A Short Walk goes a Long Way!

Dog's Best Friend's Daily Training Tip ~ Is your pup laying around, looking bored, and possibly even getting into mischief?! If so, give your dog an extra walk. Short walks, with quick sniffs of the fresh sea air, and fun grassy smells can go a long way. Don't feel like you have to take an hour long walk every outing. Several short walks a day can also be extremely helpful. They give your dog extra stimulation, and break up their routine. The walks can be short, as long as they are sweet. A little walk can go a long way!

Dog's Best Friend's Daily Training Tip - Teaching Puppy Kisses

Dog's Best Friend's Daily Training Tip ~ Turn those Puppy Nips into Kisses by teaching KISSES. All you do is rub a bit of yummy peanut butter on your hand, and place it next to your puppy's mouth. As soon as your rascal starts licking, say, "KISSES, KISSES." If the Kiss turns into a nip at any time, move your hand away, saying "OOPS," to let your rascal know she needs to keep her pearly whites off your skin. Try again with the KISSES, and repeat the process until your pup is stuffed. Practice this everyday, and you'll have a puppy that loves to KISS, and what's better than that?! (thanks, Olivia, for demonstrating and to Tamar Gellar for showing us this trick years ago).

Watch Olivia Demonstrate!