In 1987, I started training my first dog Jake, a yellow Labrador Retriever. From there my canine family gradually grew with; Ben (black Labrador), Checkers (Border Collie), Nike (Border Collie) and Annie (Jack Russell Terrier). My working partners and companions now are Maya (Yellow Labrador) and Squiq (ShihTzu) who both play major roles in my […]
My Canine Kids
In 1987 I started training my first dog Jake, a yellow Labrador Retriever. From there my canine family gradually grew with; Ben, Checkers, Nike and Annie. My working partners and companions now are Maya and Squiq who both play major roles in my puppy programs. In addition to living with my own dogs I took […]
Puppy Love… As a Dog Trainer you can be exposed to multiple situations involving dogs. Purchasing a new puppy or adopting an older puppy or adult dog is a wonderful experience. As most people are aware a pet can provide unconditional emotional support in addition to contributing to our physical well being. Financial gain is […]
Kids n Dogs, Life’s Best Bits
Safety First! 100% Supervision is required.
Say NO to leash free!
Protect your puppy as best you can. Knowing the dogs your puppy will learn from is paramount. Not all interaction is play, however discipline should not be damaging to your puppy physically or mentally.
Every Puppy is Unique!
Lets Get This Puppy Started – Social Learning: Some dogs are naturally attracted to others. I am not only protective of my puppies I am protective of my adult dogs when it comes to social interaction. This Lab pup is what I call lovingly obnoxious, Moose is the perfect dog to engage in play with […]
A Puppy’s Best Teacher
Adult dogs you can trust that like puppies can be a puppy’s best teacher.
Puppy’s need to learn to be handled and groomed
Lets Get This Puppy Started – Building Trust and Respect: In this clip I am working towards helping the puppy Lagotto’s acceptance to being handled and groomed, that is my final goal. There can be many contributing factors that affect my timing but each behaviour/goal I work towards is broken down into numerous steps. “Details […]
Primary Tools to Train your Puppy
Lets Get This Puppy Started – Building Confidence: In the beginning, your body and body language are a primary tool when training your puppy. their sight is the first of their senses used when it comes to learning to communicate and trust other dogs and people sounds are used to encourage responses and to get […]
Be Selective
Lets Get This Puppy Started – Social Learning: Every puppy is unique in temperament and personality. Be selective when choosing the puppies and dogs your puppy interacts with. By avoiding negative experiences as best you can will help your puppy to be confident in not only your choices but how they learn to behave in […]
Val Dillon 