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Four Tips For Paddleboarding & Kayaking With Your Dog kayaking & paddleboarding training tips

It is no secret that we love hitting up the water with our personal dogs and client dogs. Summer is coming to an end next week so why not finish off with some paddleboarding and/or kayaking...

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Don't Let Your Dog Be An Asshole training tips

3 asshole behaviors that you SHOULD NOT allow your dog to do.

AKA: Don’t be that person.

1. Don’t allow your dog off leash if you don’t have any control.

Just don’t be that...

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Are Two Dogs Really Better Than One? multi-dog households

When people bring home a dog, it's not long before they start to think about adding a second into the mix. We break down three pros and three cons of growing from a single dog home to a two dog...

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Are You Enjoying Your Training Journey? training tips

It can seem daunting hiring a trainer for your dog. Either be it right from the start as a puppy or later on in life due to behaviors you want to eliminate and others you want to improve upon. It...

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Class is in Session! group training kdp

When learning new behaviors and skills it is important to start in a low to no distracting environment.

This goes for both humans and dogs. That is why with our training programs we always begin in...

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5 Top Tips for Puppy Raising keendog essentials play puppy raising training tips

So you’re getting a new puppy, the excitement in the household is at an all time high and you may be wondering what the key areas to focus on are. We want to help you get off on the right...

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5 Ways To Optimize Your Day With Your Dog training tips

For the past couple years it feels like I have become a black belt in cramming as many things in a day as possible. However, for the past couple months it has been a refreshing feeling to go at a...

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Be Realistic With Your Expectations puppy raising training tips

The best thing about what I do as a dog trainer is to provide the coaching and guidance for dog owners to live life optimally with their dogs. To deepen the relationship they share, teach them how...

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Optimize Your Dog’s Crate Experience crate training management puppy raising

To crate or not to crate…that may be a question running through your head. Well, I for one, say crate. 100%. 

Bringing a new puppy or older rescue dog into your home is an exciting...

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Be The Bowl keendog essentials training tips

Channel your inner Yoda when viewing your relationship with your dog. You see how exuberant your dog gets when you fill up his bowl for meals – well, you should be the bowl. The ...

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Why Your Dog Won’t Listen training tips

Have you ever been to a foreign country or with a group of individuals who speak a different dialect than you? It can be overwhelming trying to understand what others are saying when you...

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Goals & Habits training tips

It’s the year 2020 and what better way to start the year than going over your goals you have for you and your dog. Goals are accomplished through your daily habits and rituals, so ask...

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