by Diane Shekell | Aug 9, 2017 | Doggie Diaries | 0 Comments
Little Bear has a home! His new name is Toby, and he has been flourishing under the care of John and Aaron. <3 He has walks every day, goes to daycare twice a week to play with his dog buddies, and he also shares his new home with two cats! I am so happy for Toby...
by Diane Shekell | Aug 1, 2017 | Training Cues | 0 Comments
Teaching your dog to come to you doesn’t have to be a chore. When your dog is busy doing something in the house, hide somewhere and call her! When she comes to you, make it like a party and give her a treat! If you do this three or four times a day, you will be...
by Diane Shekell | Mar 28, 2017 | Doggie Diaries | 0 Comments
Little Bear and his trainer “B” have been working so hard together! Rachel, the program facilitator at Children’s Village caught this amazing picture and put into words the relationship between the two of them. Only four more classes before he...
by Diane Shekell | Mar 24, 2017 | Doggie Diaries | 0 Comments
It has been a while since I wrote about Little Bear, so here is an update! He has finished five weeks of class at the Macomb Juvenile Justice Center and Children’s Village. He has learned how to sit, shake, lay down, speak and spin! But more importantly, he has...
by Diane Shekell | Feb 13, 2017 | Training Cues | 0 Comments
Does your dog absolutely hate having his nails trimmed? My dog, Balto, has a really rough time with this, so now he files his own nails on a scratch board! Playing the “scratch” game is a lot more fun for both of us! Let’s walk through some easy steps to...
by Diane Shekell | Jan 26, 2017 | Doggie Diaries | 0 Comments
Getting to Know Little Bear Little Bear is a dog that was pulled from a shelter by Teacher’s Pet. He has some jumpy/mouthy actions that we really need to help him with before he can be put up for adoption. When he does this, it is not aggressive at all although it may...
by Diane Shekell | Apr 7, 2016 | Training Cues | 0 Comments
It is Spring! The flowers are blooming, the weather is beautiful and your dog has started digging holes in your yard! What can you do to help your dog find a more appropriate thing to do? Dogs dig for many reasons. A dog may start digging because he is bored or it is...
by Diane Shekell | Apr 7, 2016 | Training Cues | 0 Comments
Getting your dog to look at you when you call their name is a great first step in building your relationship with them. This can be done in a very easy way! Step 1. Take a treat and hold it to your dog’s nose and then bring the treat up to your nose. As you are...
by Diane Shekell | Apr 7, 2016 | Teacher's Pet | 0 Comments
Hello world! I am a program facilitator for a non-profit group called Teacher’s Pet. We pair at-risk youth with hard to adopt shelter dogs for a ten week training program using reward based training techniques. When the dogs graduate the program, they have a...
