engagement

Please move if in the wrong place. I did The Play With Your Food Challenge last year, and found the advice/video's knowledge gained invaluable. A real, literally, game changer, with my play-reluctant dog. Some background, Sonic is an ex-free range pet from the Dominican Republic. He came to...

Leashed neighbbourhood walks have never been Sonics favourite thing. He hates them hates them or loves them, not sure. Lets say that in the beginning he was so frustrated and reactive (continually) that I would leave him home if I wanted a neighbourhood walk. This January, I was determined to...

I've been reading around to beef up my training knowledge, and as I put some of the stuff into practice (and even in some of what I read), I'm seeing one concept coming up over and over again: it isn't so much about getting your dog to do stuff you want as it is to get her to respond to you...

So I've had Sonic almost 4 months, and I thought the play thing would come along naturally, but nope. He still tugs enthusiastically for brief rare moments, and pounces on balls just as rarely. Most times, nope, no dice. He ALWAYS will chase me with gusto if I run. I can get him worked up and...