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Letting Your Dog Make Choices

I had the privilege of working with Amy Herot in late June. She is one of the NACSW founder’s. Training secrets is the theme for this week’s Positive Pet Training Blog Hop! My training secret? – work on giving your dog...

by Christy Caplan | July 9, 2017

How To Make Time To Train Your Dog

When do I get to come out of this crate! When’s my turn at nosework!? Below is a snapshot of my calendar from last week. Things were… well a little nuts. I think most folks at this point know that...

by Christy Caplan | March 7, 2017

Positive Training: The Basics About Nosework

My friend Vicky and her sweet Cairn Terrier is a NW3 dog! This is from our class on Tuesday nights. Boxes used for at home container searches! Q-tips have odors birch and anise on them and box has holes in...

by Christy Caplan | November 3, 2016

Chewy Review: Summer is HERE…ZiwiPeak Treats

I’m a Chewy Influencer and we identify treats or toys to review every month. This month we focused on treats I could use as training treats for some upcoming dog sports events we have in July. #sponsored We have a...

by Christy Caplan | June 30, 2016

Understanding Odor: Interesting Facts About Your Dog’s Nose

As a student of Nosework, I’m fascinated with the subject of how a canine’s nose works. I thought it would be fun to share what I’ve learned from some leading experts. We talk about this all the time during my...

by Christy Caplan | June 19, 2016

5 Tips on Walking a Reactive Dog: What I’ve Learned

Reactive Practice Group, @Jacqui Dowsett CPDT-KA, City Dog Country Dog (I’m with Walt all the way in the back as we need more space) Walter is on a long lead as we’re practicing recall constantly with him Sweet, reactive Sherm The National...

by Christy Caplan | June 14, 2016

Wordless Wednesday: Competing in Nosework

I encourage anyone that competes in dog sports to attend “Mental Management Principles” with Teah – at Gentle Touch Pet Training. She travels across the country and hosts seminars! Highlights from the two-day Nosework presentation included: Principles of self-image Remember...

by Christy Caplan | May 3, 2016

Wordless Wednesday: Nosework Title #NACSW

Nosework is SUCH a fun sport. After years of hard work, we walked away with our L1NW Container title this weekend. Walter killed it! This is a Blog Hop!

by Christy Caplan | March 15, 2016