by Precious K9s - Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Springfield, Missouri | Nov 29, 2016 | Dog training
As a professional I am asked difficult questions weekly if not daily. One of the hardest questions I have been asked over the years is, “Can you fix my dog”? Unfortunately, the answer is more complicated than just “yes” or “no”....
by Precious K9s - Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Springfield, Missouri | Aug 22, 2016 | Dog training
How many of you have brought home a new dog…loved everything about it… and then one day it growled or snapped at you over a toy, or it’s food, or a piece of trash?!?! This is a behavior called Resource Guarding. It is a behavior all animals do to...
by Precious K9s - Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Springfield, Missouri | Jul 8, 2016 | Dog training
There aren’t many things that are as relaxing as going on a long walk with your dog…right?! Okay, so some of you are laughing right now…but hang in here with me…Picture you and your dog on the perfect walk. Choose where you like to walk...
by Precious K9s - Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Springfield, Missouri | May 17, 2016 | Dog training
I was invited to speak last week at my children’s school for career day. The school has a non verbal child that listens really well, but I noticed he was trying to find things to do with his hands a lot. The teacher asked if he could pet “V” the Pug,...
by Precious K9s - Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Springfield, Missouri | Apr 26, 2016 | Dog training
These days dogs wear many hats in our lives. They can be the smiling face we love to see when we get home, the constant companion on the go with us for the day, and the reason a person having a bad day looks forward to a better future. Of course, there are a million...
