Everything you need to know about dog collars

by Megan Clarke | Oct 29, 2021 | Blog, Good Stuff to Know

Every dog needs a collar. Dog collars are important for several reasons. They are necessary for walking your dog and identifying him. If your pup doesn’t wear a collar, people may think the dog is a stray.  Dog collars also carry important information about...

Treats for Tricks: The Hop Over Progression

by Megan Clarke | Oct 7, 2021 | Purpose Driven Activities

In the spirit of HALLOWEEN FUN, we have a series of fun tricks for you to teach your dog. This week we are teaching THE HOP OVER PROGRESSION. If you missed last weeks, we taught one of our favorite tricks, the Leg Weave.  We have made a little video of how to train...

Treats for Tricks: The Leg Weave

by Megan Clarke | Sep 30, 2021 | Blog

In the spirit of Halloween, we have a series of fun tricks for you to teach your dog!  This week we are teaching THE LEG WEAVE.  We have made a little video of how to train this trick which you can access by joining our Aly’s Insider Club where we produce monthly...

Emergency Dog Kit: Tips for Creating a Pet Disaster Kit

by Megan Clarke | Sep 23, 2021 | The Whole Dog

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. If you don’t have an emergency pet kit and plan and don’t know where to start, keep reading! In this post, I am going to share what I have in a Grab-n-Go Emergency Dog Kit. I grab it in case we need to leave...

Is there such a thing as too much praise?

by Megan Clarke | Sep 16, 2021 | Good Stuff to Know

As a trainer of both dogs and their humans, I’m always striving to find the right words to express to my fellow humans –methods that can help with the touch, tone and timing aspects of training and learning to ‘read a dog’s’ response to those things.  Professional dog...