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...
by Precious K9s - Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Springfield, Missouri | Apr 26, 2016 | Dog training
This is a new blog that I am going to use as a place to talk about the things that come up in my giant world of dog training. There are many days that I would just love to tell someone about the class I had, or the client that was trying so hard to save their dog....
by Precious K9s - Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Springfield, Missouri | Mar 25, 2016 | Dog Behavior, Dog training
All to often I have people tell me things such as, “He used to growl at me, but I broke him of that really quickly” or “She used to jump on people, but now all I have to do is show her the newspaper and she will stand quietly”. That’s...
by Precious K9s - Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Springfield, Missouri | Mar 7, 2016 | Dog training
Yes! Yes! and Yes! My Facebook page, and really my career, revolves around my behavioral modification training programs. I am fortunate that after almost 20 years of training, I have the ability to offer many different programs that can benefit many different dogs...
by Precious K9s - Dog Training, Dog Behavior, Springfield, Missouri | Sep 1, 2015 | Dog training
There are many factors that come into play when it comes to choosing whether or not daycare is for you and your furry family member. 1) Location: Is it convenient to drop off and pick up? Is it close to your house or work? ...