Puppy’s are not gifts.

by Carrie Galvan | Dec 21, 2025 | Dog Behavior, Dog training

     I know people really knock people getting pets for Christmas or other occasions, but the reality is… People do it. Their heart is in the right place in the beginning, so we just need to help them through the hard parts instead of complaining. That’s...

OCD behaviors in your dog.

by Carrie Galvan | Dec 8, 2025 | Dog Behavior, Dog training

Are OCD behaviors really bad for your dog or should you chalk it up to genetics?    “It depends”… This is probably the most important quote I was ever taught in dog training. No two situations are exactly the same, so “it depends”. Do you...

Keep your dog’s mind working.

by Carrie Galvan | Nov 30, 2025 | Dog training

Keep your dog’s mind working. When the weather gets bad, a lot of us start to snuggle under the blankets when we are home. We stop going outside, taking car rides to stores for fun, and visiting local dog friendly areas. When we go to work… well, our...

Dance in the rain with your puppy.

by Carrie Galvan | Nov 23, 2025 | Dog training

Dance in the rain with your puppy, so they will be confident in the rain as an adult. If you really want to know why your dog doesn’t like the rain, think back to when they were a puppy that was potty training. Was it cold and rainy outside ever?  What did your...

Raising a puppy is hard.

by Carrie Galvan | Nov 15, 2025 | Dog training

Time seems to help us forget the bad things. Sometimes there is ten or more years in between having a puppy. I hear people say, “My last puppy didn’t act like this,” on a regular basis. I have to remind people they are ten or so years older than they...