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 Are Some Tips on Picking a Good Veterinarian?
We were at an initial dog training lesson last Monday in Marietta with a new Home Dog Training Client and his Coonhound puppy named Jebediah. Our client had just picked up Jebediah last week and he had just turned eleven weeks old. Because of this, he was in need of...
What Are Some Good Halloween Safety Tips for my Dog?
I was at a new Home Dog Training lesson in Lawrenceville last Monday with my client and his two-year-old Goldendoodle named Shadow. The most important thing my client wanted to accomplish with Shadow was to have him behave at the front door and not run out when...
How Do I Teach My Dog Front Door Manners?
Last Thursday I was at a Home Dog Training session in Johns Creek with a new client and his two-year-old Boxer named Colt. My client had told me that his biggest issues with Colt focused on stealing food from the table, pulling on the leash, and not coming into the...
What are the Pro’s and Con’s of Board and Train vs Home Dog Training?
We receive multiple calls a day asking us about our dog training services. Last Wednesday was no different as I answered a call from a prospective Home Dog Training client who lived in Dahlonega. He had an eighteen-month-old Weimaraner named Black Jack. From our...
What Can I Do to Assure My Dog and Young Son are Best Friends?
I was in Dawsonville last Monday with a new Home Dog Training client and his six-month-old Golden Retriever named Charlie. We focused our training on counter surfing, jumping, lack of focus, pulling on the leash, and charging the door. After several hours, Charlie...
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...
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 Are Some Tips on Picking a Good Veterinarian?
We were at an initial dog training lesson last Monday in Marietta with a new Home Dog Training Client and his Coonhound puppy named Jebediah. Our client had just picked up Jebediah last week and he had just turned eleven weeks old. Because of this, he was in need of...
What Are Some Good Halloween Safety Tips for my Dog?
I was at a new Home Dog Training lesson in Lawrenceville last Monday with my client and his two-year-old Goldendoodle named Shadow. The most important thing my client wanted to accomplish with Shadow was to have him behave at the front door and not run out when...
How Do I Teach My Dog Front Door Manners?
Last Thursday I was at a Home Dog Training session in Johns Creek with a new client and his two-year-old Boxer named Colt. My client had told me that his biggest issues with Colt focused on stealing food from the table, pulling on the leash, and not coming into the...
What are the Pro’s and Con’s of Board and Train vs Home Dog Training?
We receive multiple calls a day asking us about our dog training services. Last Wednesday was no different as I answered a call from a prospective Home Dog Training client who lived in Dahlonega. He had an eighteen-month-old Weimaraner named Black Jack. From our...
What Can I Do to Assure My Dog and Young Son are Best Friends?
I was in Dawsonville last Monday with a new Home Dog Training client and his six-month-old Golden Retriever named Charlie. We focused our training on counter surfing, jumping, lack of focus, pulling on the leash, and charging the door. After several hours, Charlie...
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...