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Does Your Dog Own You?
A common concern of my client’s is that their dog is guarding/owning them. This is a serious situation that should be addressed and resolved right ...read more
Ten Things About Training Your Dog
Ten Things About Training Your Dog
1. A dog is a dog.
Some people assume their dogs communicate the same way that humans do and, therefore, they try to communicate with ...read more
The Power of Routine for Your Dog
Dogs love routine. If you understand that one simple fact about your dog, you have a powerful tool to train your dog.
Try to picture yourself as your dog. You essentially live in an ...read more
Purely Positive Training
The needle slid easily into the vein and its lethal contents were injected slowly. The final good-byes had been said and now, as tears streamed down his face, the owner reflected on ...read more
The Trouble with Trick Training
The trouble with tricks is that they serve little useful purpose. Often owners will spend inordinate amounts of effort in teaching their dogs to 'give paw', 'play dead', etc. ...read more
Understanding Your Dog
Knowing your dog is the key to dog training. This is the problem with dog training books, videos, obedience classes and most general dog training advice (including mine). In other words, your dog ...read more
Avoiding Dog Aggression
All dogs bite under the proper circumstances. If you stress a dog or the dog feels overwhelmed and cornered, you are likely to be bitten.
Even the cutest, fuzziest, lovable pup can bite ...read more
Dog Training Mistakes
I cannot train a dog to be a happy healthy pet without the owner's support and co-operation. The biggest mistakes in trying to train a dog are owner ...read more
Dog Training for Reliability
Training your dog is a life-long process. Often people expect me to use my experience and knowledge to instantly teach a dog to sit or heel correctly. Generally, this ...read more
Dog Training Method
A common question I receive from prospective clients is "what training methods do you use".
Displaying my characteristic ineptness in the niceties of double-speak and the ...read more
Why Choose Us?
- We provide affordable and individual in home training!
- An untrained dog is like a loaded pistol
- At Perfect Manners we train behavior not tricks
- At Perfect Manners your dog will be trained by a Professional Dog Trainer
- At Perfect Manners we get results, usually immediately!