Dog Training Articles

Welcome to our Blog.  Home Dog Training of Georgia has designed this site to provide our friends and neighbors in Georgia with valuable training and safety information for their dogs.  We hope you find the information contained here helpful and informative.  As you are aware, our goal is maintaining the safety and well being of your dog.

Also, you can visit our Dog Safety Material section for additional information and handouts.

How Do I Stop a Dog That Is Food Aggressive?

How Do I Stop a Dog That Is Food Aggressive?

A friend of ours from Alpharetta contacted us last week because of an ongoing issue with his eighteen-month-old Bull Terrier named Pappy.  The first thing he told us that for 99.99% of the time, Pappy is the most perfect dog they have ever owned.  Pappy’s biggest...

Can You Help Me Get My Dog to Stay?

Can You Help Me Get My Dog to Stay?

We were in Woodstock last Friday working with a new Home Dog Training client and his two-year-old Blue Heeler named Randy.  Our client told us that he had already been working with Randy on some basic obedience commands.  The problem is that he had run into a “brick...

What Are Some Car Safety Tips for My Dog?

What Are Some Car Safety Tips for My Dog?

I was in Decatur about a week ago working with a new Home Dog Training client and his 2 year-old Schipperke by the name of Shelby.  I haven't worked with Schipperkes for several years and was excited to have the opportunity to work with this great breed again.  Being...

What Do I Do When My Dog is Afraid to Go on a Walk?

What Do I Do When My Dog is Afraid to Go on a Walk?

I was in Snellville last week at a follow-up Home Dog Training session with my client and his Vizsla named Ellie.  Our initial session focused on pottying and not jumping.  My client had been practicing the homework we set up and had read all the on-line instructions...

How Do I Get My Dog’s Focus?

How Do I Get My Dog’s Focus?

Last week Robin and I were in Dacula working with a new Home Dog Training client and his young Irish Setter. After the training, we stopped off for a quick, late lunch at one of the local diners.  As we were finishing our meal and preparing to depart, one of the other...

How Can I Make My Dog’s Valentine’s Day Special?

How Can I Make My Dog’s Valentine’s Day Special?

Last Tuesday I was at a Home Dog Training session in Lithonia with a new client and her 10-month-old Brittany Spaniel named Walter. When I first walked through the door, I came to the immediate conclusion that Walter was “completely nuts”.  I don’t mean that he was a...

How Can I Help My Dog with His Separation Anxiety?

How Can I Help My Dog with His Separation Anxiety?

Robin and I were talking to a new client in Acworth about Harvey, his Bull Terrier.   Every time he would leave the house, he said that Harvey would get super excited, go crazy, and just “get nuts”.  Harvey would bark like crazy, gnaw the baseboards, "eat furniture",...

What Kind of Device Should I Use to Walk My Dog?

What Kind of Device Should I Use to Walk My Dog?

I was in Roswell last Thursday at a new Home Dog Training client and his Australian Shepherd, Hunter.  Hunter was about to celebrate his one-year birthday and was in need of some training.  After a very short amount of time, my client understood how to let Hunter know...

Dog Training Articles

Welcome to our Blog.  Home Dog Training of Georgia has designed this site to provide our friends and neighbors in Georgia with valuable training and safety information for their dogs.  We hope you find the information contained here helpful and informative.  As you are aware, our goal is maintaining the safety and well being of your dog.

Also, you can visit our Dog Safety Material section for additional information and handouts.

How Do I Stop a Dog That Is Food Aggressive?

How Do I Stop a Dog That Is Food Aggressive?

A friend of ours from Alpharetta contacted us last week because of an ongoing issue with his eighteen-month-old Bull Terrier named Pappy.  The first thing he told us that for 99.99% of the time, Pappy is the most perfect dog they have ever owned.  Pappy’s biggest...

Can You Help Me Get My Dog to Stay?

Can You Help Me Get My Dog to Stay?

We were in Woodstock last Friday working with a new Home Dog Training client and his two-year-old Blue Heeler named Randy.  Our client told us that he had already been working with Randy on some basic obedience commands.  The problem is that he had run into a “brick...

What Are Some Car Safety Tips for My Dog?

What Are Some Car Safety Tips for My Dog?

I was in Decatur about a week ago working with a new Home Dog Training client and his 2 year-old Schipperke by the name of Shelby.  I haven't worked with Schipperkes for several years and was excited to have the opportunity to work with this great breed again.  Being...

What Do I Do When My Dog is Afraid to Go on a Walk?

What Do I Do When My Dog is Afraid to Go on a Walk?

I was in Snellville last week at a follow-up Home Dog Training session with my client and his Vizsla named Ellie.  Our initial session focused on pottying and not jumping.  My client had been practicing the homework we set up and had read all the on-line instructions...

How Do I Get My Dog’s Focus?

How Do I Get My Dog’s Focus?

Last week Robin and I were in Dacula working with a new Home Dog Training client and his young Irish Setter. After the training, we stopped off for a quick, late lunch at one of the local diners.  As we were finishing our meal and preparing to depart, one of the other...

How Can I Make My Dog’s Valentine’s Day Special?

How Can I Make My Dog’s Valentine’s Day Special?

Last Tuesday I was at a Home Dog Training session in Lithonia with a new client and her 10-month-old Brittany Spaniel named Walter. When I first walked through the door, I came to the immediate conclusion that Walter was “completely nuts”.  I don’t mean that he was a...

How Can I Help My Dog with His Separation Anxiety?

How Can I Help My Dog with His Separation Anxiety?

Robin and I were talking to a new client in Acworth about Harvey, his Bull Terrier.   Every time he would leave the house, he said that Harvey would get super excited, go crazy, and just “get nuts”.  Harvey would bark like crazy, gnaw the baseboards, "eat furniture",...

What Kind of Device Should I Use to Walk My Dog?

What Kind of Device Should I Use to Walk My Dog?

I was in Roswell last Thursday at a new Home Dog Training client and his Australian Shepherd, Hunter.  Hunter was about to celebrate his one-year birthday and was in need of some training.  After a very short amount of time, my client understood how to let Hunter know...