by lkaim | Dec 12, 2021 | Dog Training Tools, How to train a dog, Maryland Dog Training
When it comes time to learn how to train a dog, the leash and collar is the primary device we use to communicate with them. Whether that collar is a buckle, martingale, chain, prong or electronic, it is still accompanied by a leash that acts as a conduit for...
by lkaim | May 26, 2019 | Dog Trainers, Dog Training Tools, Electronic Dog Training Collars, Maryland Dog Training
I have to say, I am almost embarrased to admit that I train dogs. What used to bring me great pride and incredible fulfillment has become a hotly devisive, contentious, provocative topic. Between the Trainer Wars with various camps extolling the virtue of a particular...
by lkaim | Nov 27, 2012 | Dog Training Tools, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training
The many things training your dog in public prepares you for are endless. By the same token, there are some things you should prepare for when you venture away from familiar grounds and decide to take your dog training to the next level. I offer a limited-entry Basic...
by lkaim | Apr 16, 2012 | Dog Training Tools, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training, Socializing your new puppy
Our pup Zwei will be nine weeks old on Sunday, sometime around 10 pm. He has come far in the weeks since his ears and eyes have opened. He has met probably about 40 or 50 Total Strangers, and many dogs offering him a perspective on the differences between himself and...
by lkaim | Apr 12, 2012 | Dog Training Tools, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training, Socializing your new puppy
We decided it was time for Zwei to begin fulfilling his role as chief distraction and functioning working partner, starting with our 8 am appointment. Our Thursday morning regular is a young Lab mix named Murphy. Murph is a great dog, although his enthusiasm is a...
by lkaim | Apr 10, 2012 | Dog Training Tools, Dogs, Maryland Dog Training, Maryland Puppy Training, Socializing your new puppy
Today kept us largely at home. Dog Training clients in the morning and chores in the afternoon kept me close to the house and to our new English Pointer pup, Zwei. As I suspected he would, Conor abdicated to spend the night at a friends’ house on the last day of...