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 Pet Sitting Options for My Dog?
Last Wednesday we were at a new Home Dog Training session in Marietta. Our student was a very cuddly, lovable, and petite Pug named Marion. Marion was only eight months old, so she was still very much a puppy. Because of her age and the time of year, we were coming...
How Can I Let My Dog Know That the Vet Hospital is OK?
Robin and I were returning an amazing Great Dane named Boomer to his owner in Buckhead last week. Boomer had just finished a two-week Board and Train program with us. During that time, he proved to be a great student and was the perfect house guest. We went over all...
How Do I Have a Well-Behaved Dog at a Restaurant?
Robin and I were at a new Home Dog Training session in Lawrenceville last Thursday working with the family and their twenty-month-old Goldendoodle named Shilo. All things considered, Shilo was generally a good doggie. With that said, he did have an issue stemming...
What Do I Do at the Start to Have a Calm Walk?
I was in Johns Creek last Wednesday working with a brand new Home Dog Training client and Wolfie, his beautiful German Shepherd. I adore Shepherds and live with two female Shepherds of our own. As you probably already have surmised, I found working with Wolfie a...
Is Dog Training a Family Affair?
This coming week, Robin and I will be making our first visit to a new Home Dog Training client in Dahlonega. They had gotten in touch with us last week about their young dog, Candy. She is a Sheepadoodle. Candy's mother took her to a Pet Store dog training class about...
How Can I Stop Sibling Rivalry Between My Dogs?
A Home Dog Training client that we had worked with several years ago in Dawsonville contacted us last week and wanted to give us an update about his two Brittany Spaniels. When we were out there several years ago, we worked on standard puppy behavior and obedience...
What Makes My Dog Calm and My Friend’s Dog Nuts?
We were in Gainesville late last week visiting some friends who had just been transferred here from Tennessee. While we were there, he told us that when they were still in Tennessee, they and their neighbor down the street had adopted puppies from the same litter...
What is a Responsible Dog Owner and How Can I Be One?
I was visiting Flowery Branch last week working with a new Home Dog Training client and her eight-month-old Irish Wolfhound named Doogan. Doogan was a very affectionate puppy, full of vim and vigor. On top of that, he was already over ninety-five pounds. He was...
What’s the Best Way to Avoid a Dog Bite?
I was in Buford last week working with a new Home Dog Training client and his twenty-month-old Bernedoodle named Goose. Although Goose was a pretty good dog, he still had some issues we needed to address. For one thing, he never listened to my clients. Goose also...
How Can I Focus on My Dog When I Work Long Hours?
I was at a lesson with a new Home Dog Training Client in Suwanee last week. One of the big things we worked on was to have his dog properly and respectfully walk with him around the neighborhood. We quickly transformed his dog into a “great walker”. As we were...
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?
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...
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 Pet Sitting Options for My Dog?
Last Wednesday we were at a new Home Dog Training session in Marietta. Our student was a very cuddly, lovable, and petite Pug named Marion. Marion was only eight months old, so she was still very much a puppy. Because of her age and the time of year, we were coming...
How Can I Let My Dog Know That the Vet Hospital is OK?
Robin and I were returning an amazing Great Dane named Boomer to his owner in Buckhead last week. Boomer had just finished a two-week Board and Train program with us. During that time, he proved to be a great student and was the perfect house guest. We went over all...
How Do I Have a Well-Behaved Dog at a Restaurant?
Robin and I were at a new Home Dog Training session in Lawrenceville last Thursday working with the family and their twenty-month-old Goldendoodle named Shilo. All things considered, Shilo was generally a good doggie. With that said, he did have an issue stemming...
What Do I Do at the Start to Have a Calm Walk?
I was in Johns Creek last Wednesday working with a brand new Home Dog Training client and Wolfie, his beautiful German Shepherd. I adore Shepherds and live with two female Shepherds of our own. As you probably already have surmised, I found working with Wolfie a...
Is Dog Training a Family Affair?
This coming week, Robin and I will be making our first visit to a new Home Dog Training client in Dahlonega. They had gotten in touch with us last week about their young dog, Candy. She is a Sheepadoodle. Candy's mother took her to a Pet Store dog training class about...
How Can I Stop Sibling Rivalry Between My Dogs?
A Home Dog Training client that we had worked with several years ago in Dawsonville contacted us last week and wanted to give us an update about his two Brittany Spaniels. When we were out there several years ago, we worked on standard puppy behavior and obedience...
What Makes My Dog Calm and My Friend’s Dog Nuts?
We were in Gainesville late last week visiting some friends who had just been transferred here from Tennessee. While we were there, he told us that when they were still in Tennessee, they and their neighbor down the street had adopted puppies from the same litter...
What is a Responsible Dog Owner and How Can I Be One?
I was visiting Flowery Branch last week working with a new Home Dog Training client and her eight-month-old Irish Wolfhound named Doogan. Doogan was a very affectionate puppy, full of vim and vigor. On top of that, he was already over ninety-five pounds. He was...
What’s the Best Way to Avoid a Dog Bite?
I was in Buford last week working with a new Home Dog Training client and his twenty-month-old Bernedoodle named Goose. Although Goose was a pretty good dog, he still had some issues we needed to address. For one thing, he never listened to my clients. Goose also...
How Can I Focus on My Dog When I Work Long Hours?
I was at a lesson with a new Home Dog Training Client in Suwanee last week. One of the big things we worked on was to have his dog properly and respectfully walk with him around the neighborhood. We quickly transformed his dog into a “great walker”. As we were...
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?
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...