Pawsitive Pals

01/16/2026

Happy Train Your Dog month! I'm now accepting new clients for 2026. I offer private lessons for basic manners, puppy packages and behavior modification. Please contact me to learn more. Happy Training!

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03/28/2025

Don't forget - March and April are coyote pup season. Keep your pets' food inside so as not to attact coyotes.

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09/14/2023

Please read. This is current news.

05/24/2023

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Be sure to ask questions of trainers you are thinking of hiring. At the minimum you should ask: Where did you get your training? What are your techniques? How long have you been in business? Do you have liability insurance and through whom? Are you certified through any organizations? If not, what continuing education courses or seminars have you taken in the past 2 years? Ask for references.

A provision in a state bill to regulate dog trainers, which would have mandated dog trainers obtain a license, was stripped from the bill under intense lobbying from the American Kennel Club. 7 On Your Side warns that some viewers may find some of the images in the video disturbing.

02/24/2023

Posting for a friend at NorCal Boxer Rescue (ncbr.org). Upcoming adoption fair in Carmel at Petfood Express on 300 Crossroads, Carmel. Lots of wonderful Boxers looking for loving homes. March 25th from 12-2.

04/23/2022

BRAIN UNDER CONSTRUCTION – DEALING WITH TEENAGE DOGS
Those cute, adorable puppies don’t stay that way for long and soon grow up to be adult dogs. It’s often the stage in between this period that owners find the most frustrating and wonder what on earth has happened to their pup’s lovely personality. Just like people, the stage between childhood and adulthood - those often-dreaded teenage years, can be exasperating. There’s a saying that I’m sure will resonate with many parents who have gone through the teenage years with their off spring - “Parents with teenagers understand why some animals eat their young!” Many dog owners are unaware that dogs also go through a teenage stage and are frustrated and unprepared for the changes this may bring. It’s a sad reality that this is the age that many dogs are surrendered to shelters as their owners no longer “like” the way their dogs behave.
The adolescent dog has to cope with surging hormones and a brain that is reorganizing itself. The most pronounced behavioural changes are usually seen between 6 to 12 months old. Although hormones play a huge part in the change in behaviour, the brain is also going through big changes as it develops and rewires itself. All of these changes may cause dogs to be easily distracted, finding it more difficult to learn and retain information and they may seem to have forgotten everything they’ve been trained to do. They may also begin to develop a need to be more independent and engage in more risk taking or excitement seeking behaviour.
Although this stage may be challenging, remembering that it’s just a phase and “this too shall pass”, makes it easier to cope with. Understanding, awareness, patience and consistency will help you both get through it.

01/15/2022

Happy New Year! Are you ready to make building your relationship with your dog one of your New Year's resolutions?

I'm now scheduling clients for February. Please reach out if you are interested. You can reach me at:

www.pawsitivepals.net

A dog who’s well behaved at home and in public? One who’s easy and calm indoors? Who comes when called, doesn’t pull on leash, doesn’t embarrass you by lunging at fellow canines or stress you out with incessant barking? In short, a Pawsitive Pal?

10/31/2021

Good read!