Life on Aly’s Acres
Dog Tricks for Treats: The Hop Over Progression
One of the most popular blog series of 2021 was Tricks for Treats. In this series of posts Aly shared fun tricks that you can teach your dog — we promise there is nothing scary here! The tricks are easy to teach and fun to learn. This Halloween Season we are bringing...
Dog Tricks for Treats – Twinkle Toes
One of the most popular blog series of 2021 was Tricks for Treats. In this series of articles on Aly shared fun tricks that you can teach your dog -- we promise there is nothing scary here! The tricks are easy to teach and fun to learn. This Halloween Season we are...
What is the best way to train your puppy?
At Aly's Puppy Bootcamp, we often get asked what the best way to train a puppy? The answer is always to build a strong foundation of relationship and obedience through the Pillars of Pack Leadership. It is never too early or too late to build a healthy foundation for...
How to Create Safe Spaces for Dogs and Kids
If you don't follow me on social media, you may not know that I am a grandma. As a grandma, I’m learning an entirely new level of safety in my home that simply didn’t exist when my children were little! Today there are locks on cabinets, toilets, paper rolls that...
Dogs and Kids – How to Keep them Both Safe
Dogs are strangers in a strange land, called HUMANLAND and they are doing their best to navigate it. Our world is full of strange smells, strange sights, strange sounds, strange energy, strange everything. Kids only add to the complexity of an already strange world...
Kid and Dog Safety – What if it Were a Bear?
Whenever we are talking about kids and dogs safety, I want to emphasize what that really means is ADULTS & KIDS & DOGS safety. You should NEVER have babies and toddlers around dogs without adult supervision! All too often we allow our kids to wobble, toddle,...
How to Best Prepare Your Dog for Your New Baby
You just got the news, a baby is on the way! Supreme joy, shock, surprise, and even a bit of fear (probably a mix of all the above)! Now is the time to think about how you are going to prepare for the baby, right? Equally important, you also need to prepare your dog...
How to Tell if your Dog Likes Kids (not all do!)
The story of George…my Doodle Ambassador drop-out. I knew George’s lines well. I temperament tested the litter and in hindsight, he was a bit more reserved on a couple of the tests but well within the parameters of what I’m looking for. I thought George was...
Pillar 5 The Human Component of Training Dogs
YOU EFFECT YOUR DOG This Pillar of Dog Training is All About You, the Human Component! If you need a refresher on our Pillars of Pack Leadership, read PIllar 1, Pillar 2, Pillar 3 and Pillar 4. The minute you welcome a dog into your life, a conduit of information...
