The Power of Positive Reinforcement Training!

Zoe & Phee are featured in Modern Canine Training's Latest Video!

I was so excited and honored when my friend Kris Willson the owner of Modern Canine Training asked me if I wanted to be a part of her latest video project.





These are dogs from all over the world and they were all trained with positive reinforcement! Amazing dogs and amazing handlers! Check out the power of positive

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When Your Sister Loves You TOO Much!

We've been working on the "hug" trick and practicing it in new places so they are able to generalize. I got this adorable photo the other day and thought the look on Phoenix's face was hilarious. She looks like she's being squeezed to death by an overzealous relative! She's actually fine, though!

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Commercial Shoot For Red Nose Day!

Last week we were told about an opportunity to be in a commercial by our friend Tenacious Little Terrier! I sent in a trick video to audition and I was so excited when I got the email that we were selected to attend the event! This was a shoot for Walgreens supporting Red Nose Day an organization that helps people in 3rd world countries. Unfortunately I heard about the event at the last minute

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Phoenix can Frisbee Flip!

Over the past week or so, I was finally able to teach Phoenix to "frisbee flip"! This was a trick I've been hoping to get for a very long time! I'm really happy that Phoenix is enjoying it so much. In addition to playing some disc games, like flipping and vaulting we've also done quite a bit of fetch this week, too!











I also managed to get some video so everyone can see what it looks

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Zoe Is So Creative! Dog Tricks!

Remember the "hug" trick that I showed everyone from yesterday? If you haven't seen it yet be sure to check it out because it's so cute: National Hug Day. Zoe is using her jump over trick to get out of the "hug" position when I recalled them! I love this photo so much that I actually squealed when I saw it in my viewfinder. I hope everyone thinks it's as cute as I do!

Happy B&W Sunday

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We Missed National Hug Day! Sisters on Saturday

We are training the "hug" trick! When I start training a trick, I always start it inside with little to no distractions. Since the trick isn't finished, we accidentally missed National Hug Day, which was on Thursday. We finally got some better weather and I decided to try to practice the trick outside and get some photos of it!

Unfortunately, our weekend is not off to the greatest start.

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First New Trick of 2016! Get In The Suitcase!

Happy Train Your Dog Month everyone!



This is our first brand new trick for the New Year! On Tuesday we participated in a "Flash Trick" in the "Tricks and Training" group on facebook. One of the members chose a trick or two and we had 2 hours to train it and then post a video. The tricks they chose were "Get into the Suitcase" or "burrito" (roll yourself into a blanket). I chose "get into

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New Trick! Teach Your Dog to Close Their Crate Door!

This is our very first ever trick training tutorial!



I am still very camera shy so I used captions instead of talking.



I hope you guys like it! This is a pretty simple trick to teach if your dog likes their crate and knows how to play tug. The girls learned it in about 5 minutes. I had my husband video the whole process of me teaching it to Zoe. At the end you can see the completely

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Zoe's New Trick!

Zoe is getting into the holiday spirit by learning a new trick!

This is "hug"!

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