Holiday Dog Training Tips What are holiday manners? Can you reflect on a holiday gathering, birthday celebration, or social event and remember a well-behaved dog? What was it about the dog's mannerisms that caught your attention? Was it a calm dog that wasn't pushing...
The scariest thing that can happen as a dog owner is having your dog attacked by another dog. Even the thought of this is nerve-wracking for most dog owners. Beyond the physical damage, dog attacks can create a lot of post-traumatic mental stress for your dog. This...
Nail Trims in Dogs: The Missing Factor that Determines Where your True Relationship Stands Even as a professional dog trainer, I struggle to keep up with my dog's nail trims. Not many people, it seems, love to trim their dog's nails. Not even the groomer you are...
The heat of Florida summers can be brutal even for us humans, who can choose to stay in the AC and drink more water. But what about dogs? As caretakers of our pets, we need to ensure we keep them safe from the dangers hot weather can present. Heat Index The heat index...
How to take care of dogs. By Penelope Palm Wooddell. First, make sure your dog has a bed or a kennel to keep them nice and warm. Then you make sure you always let them go outside to go potty. If you don't, they can have an accident. If your dog sees or smells...
Our approach to dog training is quite simple. Our training philosophy is to train the dog in front of us! That means we shape behaviors, correct behaviors, and think in unorthodox ways (which The Doghouse, LLC is notorious for). You are hiring us for our experience,...
Is your dog getting the proper outlets they need to be successful? Often we train high-drive and working line dogs that thrive during their training programs, but then some return home only to slowly creep back into old behaviors. They are still fluent in their...
Trick/Treat training versus Reliable Obedience Dog Training It's not uncommon for clients to mention that their dog knows commands such as sit, stay, come, and leave-it. Then in their following statement, they are searching for help because that same dog doesn't...
A common question we get is, "When can I trust my dog alone or off-leash?" This question can have many different answers, depending on your individual dog and situation, but here are some guidelines and tips for knowing whether your dog is ready to take that step....
Doodle Explosion Last summer started what we like to call a Doodle explosion around the Tampa Bay area. We were getting tons of calls from clients wanting to enroll their Doodles into obedience training, and that trend has stayed consistent. A Doodle is any mix-breed...
Perfect Baby Shower Gift! Parents will love preparing their fur babies for the arrival of their new human sibling with Dogs to Diapers. This step-by-step easy online course is the perfect gift to help Baby's fur-sibling(s) prepare for the big changes and adjustments...
What is Management? In the dog training context, management refers to controlling your dog's environment to set them up for success and prevent specific behaviors from occurring or re-occurring. The goal when doing this is to control particular triggers that could...