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.
What Around the Home is Poisonous for my Dog?
Last Tuesday Robin and I were giving a presentation to the staff at a Doggie Day Care in Cumming. Our presentation focused on topics that included behavioral dog training, canine safety, and environmental socialization. One of their clients had just dropped their dog...
Is There a Way to Stop My Dog from Stealing My Kids’ Toys?
I was over in Gainesville last Wednesday working with a new Home Dog Training client and his eleven-month-old Beagle named Barron. Although Barron had multiple issues that were on my client’s to-do list, the most pressing problem centered around Barron’s propensity to...
How Do Family Dynamics Impact a Dog’s Behavior?
A few weeks ago, I was at a new Home Dog Training client in Flowery Branch. He had a young Springer Spaniel who was about thirteen months old. Like all Springer Spaniels and all puppies, Bailey, his Springer, was completely nuts. The “A priorities” for my client...
What Do I Do If a Dog Runs After Me While I Am on a Bike Ride?
Last Monday I was at a Home Dog Training session in Buford with a new client and his four-month-old German Shepherd, Tison. The big things that we focused on during our session were potty training, proper focus, not jumping, and calm walking. Being a shepherd, Tison...
What Can I Do When My Dog Gets Out the Front Door and Won’t Come Back?
I completed a lesson with a new Home Dog Training client in Suwanee last week, had just set my GPS for “Home”, and had started to drive down the street. About two blocks away from my client’s home, I observed two people running down the tree lined, residential street...
What Do I Do When My Dog Has Zoomies in the Back Yard?
Last Wednesday I was in Alpharetta working with a new Home Dog Training client and his Portuguese Water Dog named Nancy. The biggest thing that they needed help with was Nancy’s pulling on the leash. After fitting her with a front-loaded harness and providing my...
What Are Some Tips When Walking My Dog in the Woods?
I was in Woodstock last Friday with a new Home Dog Training client and his one-year-old Bloodhound named Duke. During the course of our training, our conversation turned to a cabin he had outside of Helen. My client told me that he really enjoyed walking in the woods...
How Do I Have a Calm Dog Around and In the Pool?
A few days ago we were over in Canton working with a new Home Dog Training client and his two-year-old Labrador Retriever named Betty. The main problems that he needed to be resolved were dog socialization and food aggression. It turned out that the “food aggression”...
What Are Some Tips to Get My Dog into His Crate?
I was at a Home Dog Training session last week in Decatur with a new client and his misbehaving fourteen-month-old Collie named Jason. Even though Jason was still in his “puppy time” and “some misbehavior” should be expected, he was just over the top. He continually...
Should I Let My Dog Off-Leash Outside?
Our clients are always asking us why we strongly recommend that they keep their dog on a leash when out and about when they see their neighbors outside with their dogs just running around off leash. Although we don’t say that “they have to do this”, they are always...
What Are Some Tips to Prepare My Dog for the New School Year?
I was in Snellville last Thursday with a new Home Dog Training client working with his family and their fourteen-month-old Siberian Huskey named Lasso. We focused our training around Lasso’s biggest issues that included jumping on any guest entering the house,...
How Should I Play with My Dog When Outside in the Summer?
We were in Dacula working with a New Home Dog Training client and her two-year-old Rottweiler named Derby. The major problem that they were experiencing with Derby was that he was extremely energetic. Because of his high energy, Derby was being allowed to do...
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.
What Around the Home is Poisonous for my Dog?
Last Tuesday Robin and I were giving a presentation to the staff at a Doggie Day Care in Cumming. Our presentation focused on topics that included behavioral dog training, canine safety, and environmental socialization. One of their clients had just dropped their dog...
Is There a Way to Stop My Dog from Stealing My Kids’ Toys?
I was over in Gainesville last Wednesday working with a new Home Dog Training client and his eleven-month-old Beagle named Barron. Although Barron had multiple issues that were on my client’s to-do list, the most pressing problem centered around Barron’s propensity to...
How Do Family Dynamics Impact a Dog’s Behavior?
A few weeks ago, I was at a new Home Dog Training client in Flowery Branch. He had a young Springer Spaniel who was about thirteen months old. Like all Springer Spaniels and all puppies, Bailey, his Springer, was completely nuts. The “A priorities” for my client...
What Do I Do If a Dog Runs After Me While I Am on a Bike Ride?
Last Monday I was at a Home Dog Training session in Buford with a new client and his four-month-old German Shepherd, Tison. The big things that we focused on during our session were potty training, proper focus, not jumping, and calm walking. Being a shepherd, Tison...
What Can I Do When My Dog Gets Out the Front Door and Won’t Come Back?
I completed a lesson with a new Home Dog Training client in Suwanee last week, had just set my GPS for “Home”, and had started to drive down the street. About two blocks away from my client’s home, I observed two people running down the tree lined, residential street...
What Do I Do When My Dog Has Zoomies in the Back Yard?
Last Wednesday I was in Alpharetta working with a new Home Dog Training client and his Portuguese Water Dog named Nancy. The biggest thing that they needed help with was Nancy’s pulling on the leash. After fitting her with a front-loaded harness and providing my...
What Are Some Tips When Walking My Dog in the Woods?
I was in Woodstock last Friday with a new Home Dog Training client and his one-year-old Bloodhound named Duke. During the course of our training, our conversation turned to a cabin he had outside of Helen. My client told me that he really enjoyed walking in the woods...
How Do I Have a Calm Dog Around and In the Pool?
A few days ago we were over in Canton working with a new Home Dog Training client and his two-year-old Labrador Retriever named Betty. The main problems that he needed to be resolved were dog socialization and food aggression. It turned out that the “food aggression”...
What Are Some Tips to Get My Dog into His Crate?
I was at a Home Dog Training session last week in Decatur with a new client and his misbehaving fourteen-month-old Collie named Jason. Even though Jason was still in his “puppy time” and “some misbehavior” should be expected, he was just over the top. He continually...
Should I Let My Dog Off-Leash Outside?
Our clients are always asking us why we strongly recommend that they keep their dog on a leash when out and about when they see their neighbors outside with their dogs just running around off leash. Although we don’t say that “they have to do this”, they are always...
What Are Some Tips to Prepare My Dog for the New School Year?
I was in Snellville last Thursday with a new Home Dog Training client working with his family and their fourteen-month-old Siberian Huskey named Lasso. We focused our training around Lasso’s biggest issues that included jumping on any guest entering the house,...
How Should I Play with My Dog When Outside in the Summer?
We were in Dacula working with a New Home Dog Training client and her two-year-old Rottweiler named Derby. The major problem that they were experiencing with Derby was that he was extremely energetic. Because of his high energy, Derby was being allowed to do...