Communicating with your Dog: Stop Talking by Andy Sands, Certified Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant It’s All Blah, Blah, Blah to Dogs How many of you have dogs that don’t listen? Have you gotten frustrated with the lack of response; the cold hard ignore of the command? Even worse, have you experienced the acknowledgment that […]
Archives for June 2015
Adoptable Dog of the Week: Houdini
Training Tuesdays – Stop Contributing to Your Dog’s Bad Behavior
Stop Contributing to Your Dog’s Bad Behavior by Andy Sands, Certified Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant Part IV Happy Training Tuesday Suncoast! For the last several weeks we have been discussing human behaviors that actually contribute to some of the bad behaviors we see in our dogs. We have discussed the first two human behaviors […]
The Long & Short of Your Dog’s Coat
Training Tuesdays – Why Consistency Matters
Stop Contributing to Your Dog’s Bad Behavior by Andy Sands, Certified Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant Part III It’s Training Tuesday once again Suncoast, and we have been discussing human behaviors that actually contribute, rather than stop, bad behavior in our dogs. Last week we discussed human behavior number one, which is focusing on eliminating […]
Inside Sarasota Animal Services with Kristen Little
The morning is relatively cool but it’s early. We are hours away from heat and the heavy humidity that hangs on the Florida afternoon air. Kristen Little has a long day ahead. The kennels are full of adoptable dogs, and it’s kitten season. As Foster/Volunteer Coordinator for the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office Animal Services the […]