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.
How Do I Acclimate My Dog to People When I Don’t Have a Lot of Guests Coming By?
Last Thursday I was at a new Home Dog Training Session in Dahlonega working with our new client and his Boxer, Yogi. Like most boxers, Yogi was a sweet dog. His major issues were a complete lack of focus and a very high energy level. After several hours of...
What Are Some Sure-Fire Solutions to Correct My Dog’s Separation Anxiety?
Robin and I were at a Dog Training Lesson last Thursday in Dawsonville working with a new Home Dog Training client and his two-year-old Brittany Spaniel named Matty. My client had permitted Matty to “have the run of the house” since he brought her home as a puppy...
Why Does My Dog Potty in the House Just After I Bring Him in From a Long Potty Break Outside?
I was at a Home Dog Training session last Monday in Cumming working with a new dog training client and his nine-month-old German Shepherd named Storm. At nine months of age, Storm is now leaving his puppy phase and starting to become a young teenager or “tweenie”. As...
How Do I Choose the Right Leash for My Dog?
Robin and I were at a Home Dog Training session in Gainesville last Thursday working with a new client and his four-year-old Boxer named Ollie. Ollie originally belonged to our client’s sister who had him since he was a puppy. She had recently moved into an...
How Can I Get My Dog to Pay Attention to Me?
We were in Flowery Branch last Wednesday having lunch at the Whole Being Café after finishing a Home Dog Training session nearby. The lunch was great, and as we were starting to get up to leave, the person at the next table leaned over to ask us a “I have a question...
How Can I Make Valentine’s Day a Great Time for My Dog?
I was in Buford last week with a new Home Dog Training client and her quite precocious nine-month-old Aussiedoodle named Bullet. Bullet was a little bit “over the top” when I first arrived. He was not providing my client with any sort of respectful focus and loved to...
What Do I Do When My Dog Is Stealing Food from the Table?
I was at a new Home Dog Training session last Thursday in Suwanee working with my client and Rudie, his Boxer. I have trained a good number of Boxers and Rudie was very much like all the rest. He was packed with energy and loved to play and run around. The first part...
What is the Best Solution for My Puppy’s Potty Location? Wee-Wee Pads or Outside?
We were at a new Home Dog Training session last Monday in Alpharetta working with a new “puppy family” that has recently brought home a beautiful 12-week-old Labradoodle puppy named Bugsy. Bugsy was really a great puppy and demonstrated an excellent temperament...
What Are Puppy Training Tips I Must Always Maintain?
Robin and I were at a Home Dog Training session in Woodstock last Thursday working with a new client and Freddie, his new Airedale Terrier puppy. To put things in perspective, our client was a first-time dog owner and he had just picked up Freddie the week before...
What Are Some Training Tips for a New Puppy Owner and New Puppy?
Every year, December is always the biggest month for newborn puppies to be united with their new, human families. With that said, Robin and I have always been aware that January often turns into the beginning of “Puppy Training Time”. Even though we are less than...
How Should I Work with My New Puppy on Potty Training?
Robin and I were in Decatur last Wednesday with a new Home Dog Training client and his newly arrived Irish Setter puppy named Conan. Like most puppies, Conan was full of vigor, always moving at lightning speed, and highly inquisitive regarding the world around him....
Do You Have New Years Resolution Suggestions for My Dog (And Me Too)?
I was at a new Home Dog Training client in Norcross last Wednesday working with them and their twenty-four-month-old Irish Wolfhound named Humphry. They had made it through Christmas, and it was now the “somewhat quiet time” between opening presents and opening...
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.
How Do I Acclimate My Dog to People When I Don’t Have a Lot of Guests Coming By?
Last Thursday I was at a new Home Dog Training Session in Dahlonega working with our new client and his Boxer, Yogi. Like most boxers, Yogi was a sweet dog. His major issues were a complete lack of focus and a very high energy level. After several hours of...
What Are Some Sure-Fire Solutions to Correct My Dog’s Separation Anxiety?
Robin and I were at a Dog Training Lesson last Thursday in Dawsonville working with a new Home Dog Training client and his two-year-old Brittany Spaniel named Matty. My client had permitted Matty to “have the run of the house” since he brought her home as a puppy...
Why Does My Dog Potty in the House Just After I Bring Him in From a Long Potty Break Outside?
I was at a Home Dog Training session last Monday in Cumming working with a new dog training client and his nine-month-old German Shepherd named Storm. At nine months of age, Storm is now leaving his puppy phase and starting to become a young teenager or “tweenie”. As...
How Do I Choose the Right Leash for My Dog?
Robin and I were at a Home Dog Training session in Gainesville last Thursday working with a new client and his four-year-old Boxer named Ollie. Ollie originally belonged to our client’s sister who had him since he was a puppy. She had recently moved into an...
How Can I Get My Dog to Pay Attention to Me?
We were in Flowery Branch last Wednesday having lunch at the Whole Being Café after finishing a Home Dog Training session nearby. The lunch was great, and as we were starting to get up to leave, the person at the next table leaned over to ask us a “I have a question...
How Can I Make Valentine’s Day a Great Time for My Dog?
I was in Buford last week with a new Home Dog Training client and her quite precocious nine-month-old Aussiedoodle named Bullet. Bullet was a little bit “over the top” when I first arrived. He was not providing my client with any sort of respectful focus and loved to...
What Do I Do When My Dog Is Stealing Food from the Table?
I was at a new Home Dog Training session last Thursday in Suwanee working with my client and Rudie, his Boxer. I have trained a good number of Boxers and Rudie was very much like all the rest. He was packed with energy and loved to play and run around. The first part...
What is the Best Solution for My Puppy’s Potty Location? Wee-Wee Pads or Outside?
We were at a new Home Dog Training session last Monday in Alpharetta working with a new “puppy family” that has recently brought home a beautiful 12-week-old Labradoodle puppy named Bugsy. Bugsy was really a great puppy and demonstrated an excellent temperament...
What Are Puppy Training Tips I Must Always Maintain?
Robin and I were at a Home Dog Training session in Woodstock last Thursday working with a new client and Freddie, his new Airedale Terrier puppy. To put things in perspective, our client was a first-time dog owner and he had just picked up Freddie the week before...
What Are Some Training Tips for a New Puppy Owner and New Puppy?
Every year, December is always the biggest month for newborn puppies to be united with their new, human families. With that said, Robin and I have always been aware that January often turns into the beginning of “Puppy Training Time”. Even though we are less than...
How Should I Work with My New Puppy on Potty Training?
Robin and I were in Decatur last Wednesday with a new Home Dog Training client and his newly arrived Irish Setter puppy named Conan. Like most puppies, Conan was full of vigor, always moving at lightning speed, and highly inquisitive regarding the world around him....
Do You Have New Years Resolution Suggestions for My Dog (And Me Too)?
I was at a new Home Dog Training client in Norcross last Wednesday working with them and their twenty-four-month-old Irish Wolfhound named Humphry. They had made it through Christmas, and it was now the “somewhat quiet time” between opening presents and opening...