Indoor activities with your pooch

by Aly Rodges | Mar 23, 2018 | Blog

Indoor Activities for Dogs Rainy days (or too hot or too cold days too) can be fun-filled days with your pup or dog! One of my favorite indoor games to play is what I call the FOOD FIND IT GAME. In this one game, you are going to be working all kinds of amazing...

The vlog is coming…Life on Aly’s Acres

by Aly Rodges | Nov 12, 2017 | Blog

Aly here! I’ve been working hard to bring some new content and information to all of my awesome followers. Here is a quick preview of that is to...

Keep your Pooch off Santa’s ‘Naughty’ List…

by Aly Rodges | Dec 17, 2015 | Blog

  Santa Claus is Comin’ to Town and all the relatives too…Tough on you and Tougher on your Pooch… If you want your pup to stay off Santa’s Naughty List, then remember, it’s the Season when your pooch needs protection from kids and over-exuberant adults. There are...

American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior

by Aly Rodges | Dec 14, 2015 | Blog

Position Statement on Puppy Socialization My grandma always said, “Show me your friends, and I’ll show you your future.”  The same is true for your beloved pup!  What dogs your pup meets- matters.  How your pup meets dogs- matters.  When your pup meets dogs -matters....

Use Place to Build a Calm State of Mind in Your Pooch

by Aly Rodges | Jul 15, 2015 | Blog

PLACE, Place, place.” What the heck is it and why should you use it with your pup? I use “Place” daily in my training with EVERY puppy and dog. I use it because it teaches a pup and a human how to be better connected and how to have a calm state of mind. A tall order...

Does the Breed of my Dog Explain His Naughty Behavior?

by Aly Rodges | Mar 5, 2015 | Blog

Recently, a friend of mine posted that her Husky escaped her yard and disappeared for days!  She was seriously sleep deprived as she searched for her errant Husky.  Comments on her post ranged from “Well, what can you do?”  to “That’s just the way Husky’s are.”   I...