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 Can I Do When My Dog is Afraid and Aggressive towards Other Dogs?
I was in Kennesaw yesterday working with a new Home Dog Training client and his Bull Terrier, Wilma. Wilma’s most pressing issue was her jumping on the furniture and stealing food. We were able to fix these inappropriate behaviors in short order and moved on to...
How Do I Stop My Dog from Being Stolen?
I was in Marietta last week working with a new Home Dog Training client and her Golden Retriever named Lucy. Lucy had all the regular characteristics of a young Golden. She was jumping, running to the door, not listening, and counter surfing. We quickly addressed...
How Do I Resolve My Dog’s Nervous Disposition Towards People?
Last Tuesday I was at a new Home Dog Training client in Buckhead. She had a two-year-old Jack Russell with the name of Daisey. The issues that she originally wanted me to address were general obedience commands like Come, Sit, Stay, Walk, etc. Things went very well...
How Do I Continue My Walk When My Dog Plops Down and Won’t Move?
I was at a Home Dog Training client in Lawrenceville a week or two ago. I had first worked with him and his Black and Tan Coonhound, George, several months ago. At that time, the main issues for George were his constant jumping, annoying nipping, always running out...
How Do I Safely Have a Bike Ride in a Neighborhood Filled With Dogs?
I was over in Woodstock last week working with a new Home Dog Training client and her Catahoula named Jasper. Her biggest issue was Jasper’s constant jumping on anything and habit of running out the front door the moment it was even cracked open. We addressed those...
Should Socialization be Part of My Puppy’s Initial Training?
I was in Johns Creek last Thursday with a new Home Dog Training client and his Goldendoodle named Norman. Norman had just turned three months old and was beginning to feel his oats. Our training session turned out great and my client rapidly discovered that once he...
I Just Got My First Puppy – What Do I Do Now?
I was in Dawsonville last Thursday with a new Home Dog Training client and his German Shepherd, Bandit. The lesson went great, and he was very excited about what he and Bandit learned that day. Just as we were finishing up, his next-door neighbor stopped by. His...
Why is it so Challenging to Train my Puppy?
It is now the beginning of the year and that means that we are entering the start of “Puppy Time”. Just like any other January for over seventeen years, we are getting a rash of calls asking for help training new puppies. We love getting out there, working with...
How Do I Assure My New Puppy Will Become a Great Dog?
I was over in Cumming at the AT&T Store just off the 400 last week getting a new phone. My Apple 11 was long paid off and I needed to upgrade to a device with more memory so I could add some scheduling and mapping apps. After having Apple phones "all my...
What Are Some Important Training Tips for My New Christmas Puppy?
I was in Buford last Tuesday with a new Home Dog Training client and his two-year old Cocker Spaniel named Danny. Danny had a difficult time providing my client any focus and had the typical "Cocker Spaniel energy". My client quickly learned how to get Danny's...
Is it OK to Have Our Dog with Us Under the Christmas Tree?
I was replacing three or four Christmas bulbs that had burned out on the roof line above our garage about a week and a half ago when I received a call from a Home Dog Training client of ours in Suwanee. We had trained him and Maggy, his Labrador Retriever, in the...
Is Giving Christmas Puppies as a Gift a Good Idea?
Robin and I were in Alpharetta last Tuesday getting in some last-minute Christmas shopping. As we were walking past a pet store, we glanced in and saw that it was filled with people looking at all the puppies. Some were just looking at the puppies in their cages, but...
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 Can I Do When My Dog is Afraid and Aggressive towards Other Dogs?
I was in Kennesaw yesterday working with a new Home Dog Training client and his Bull Terrier, Wilma. Wilma’s most pressing issue was her jumping on the furniture and stealing food. We were able to fix these inappropriate behaviors in short order and moved on to...
How Do I Stop My Dog from Being Stolen?
I was in Marietta last week working with a new Home Dog Training client and her Golden Retriever named Lucy. Lucy had all the regular characteristics of a young Golden. She was jumping, running to the door, not listening, and counter surfing. We quickly addressed...
How Do I Resolve My Dog’s Nervous Disposition Towards People?
Last Tuesday I was at a new Home Dog Training client in Buckhead. She had a two-year-old Jack Russell with the name of Daisey. The issues that she originally wanted me to address were general obedience commands like Come, Sit, Stay, Walk, etc. Things went very well...
How Do I Continue My Walk When My Dog Plops Down and Won’t Move?
I was at a Home Dog Training client in Lawrenceville a week or two ago. I had first worked with him and his Black and Tan Coonhound, George, several months ago. At that time, the main issues for George were his constant jumping, annoying nipping, always running out...
How Do I Safely Have a Bike Ride in a Neighborhood Filled With Dogs?
I was over in Woodstock last week working with a new Home Dog Training client and her Catahoula named Jasper. Her biggest issue was Jasper’s constant jumping on anything and habit of running out the front door the moment it was even cracked open. We addressed those...
Should Socialization be Part of My Puppy’s Initial Training?
I was in Johns Creek last Thursday with a new Home Dog Training client and his Goldendoodle named Norman. Norman had just turned three months old and was beginning to feel his oats. Our training session turned out great and my client rapidly discovered that once he...
I Just Got My First Puppy – What Do I Do Now?
I was in Dawsonville last Thursday with a new Home Dog Training client and his German Shepherd, Bandit. The lesson went great, and he was very excited about what he and Bandit learned that day. Just as we were finishing up, his next-door neighbor stopped by. His...
Why is it so Challenging to Train my Puppy?
It is now the beginning of the year and that means that we are entering the start of “Puppy Time”. Just like any other January for over seventeen years, we are getting a rash of calls asking for help training new puppies. We love getting out there, working with...
How Do I Assure My New Puppy Will Become a Great Dog?
I was over in Cumming at the AT&T Store just off the 400 last week getting a new phone. My Apple 11 was long paid off and I needed to upgrade to a device with more memory so I could add some scheduling and mapping apps. After having Apple phones "all my...
What Are Some Important Training Tips for My New Christmas Puppy?
I was in Buford last Tuesday with a new Home Dog Training client and his two-year old Cocker Spaniel named Danny. Danny had a difficult time providing my client any focus and had the typical "Cocker Spaniel energy". My client quickly learned how to get Danny's...
Is it OK to Have Our Dog with Us Under the Christmas Tree?
I was replacing three or four Christmas bulbs that had burned out on the roof line above our garage about a week and a half ago when I received a call from a Home Dog Training client of ours in Suwanee. We had trained him and Maggy, his Labrador Retriever, in the...
Is Giving Christmas Puppies as a Gift a Good Idea?
Robin and I were in Alpharetta last Tuesday getting in some last-minute Christmas shopping. As we were walking past a pet store, we glanced in and saw that it was filled with people looking at all the puppies. Some were just looking at the puppies in their cages, but...