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 […]
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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 II Happy Training Tuesday Suncoast. Last week we began the series “Stop Contributing to Your Dog’s Bad Behavior.” I promised to uncover three human behaviors that greatly contribute to seeing undesirable behavior from our dogs, or that […]
Saturday MeetUp At Brohard Beach Paw Park
The Sarasota Dog Meetup group is beach bound tomorrow (Saturday, June 6) and you are invited! Well-behaved dogs with good recall are invited to join us from 10:15 to Noonish at Sarasota’s beautiful and only dog beach, Brohard Paw Park. If you are planning to come, you’ll want to bring water for you and your […]
Training Tuesdays – Your Dog’s Behavior
Stop Contributing to Your Dog’s Bad Behavior by Andy Sands, Certified Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant We, as humans, are an impatient bunch; especially so when it comes to our dogs. We basically want them to come out of the womb perfectly well behaved. We all know this is not realistic, yet somehow, are still […]
Training Tuesday – The Power of Positive Training
The Power of Positive (Science-Based) Dog Training by Andy Sands, Certified Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant Part VI: Keeping Things Positive Hello everyone! It’s Training Tuesday once again. Last week we began discussing how rules and discipline work in the world of positive dog training. Remember, it is important to be consistent in your […]
Training Tuesdays – The Power of Positive Dog Training
The Power of Positive (Science-Based) Dog Training by Andy Sands, Certified Dog Trainer and Behavior Consultant Part V: Rules and Discipline Welcome back to training Tuesday! For the last several weeks we have been discussing the Power of Positive Dog Training; specifically the science behind it, and why some old school techniques that are […]