Natalie Tootie

So Kody and I are just getting over our first battle with fleas. I had never dealt with fleas before as my childhood dog never had fleas. About 3 weeks ago, I found a flea on Kody. Since I had never seen a flea before at first I didn’t know what it was, but when [...]

This post is kind of late, our last day of training was actually last Thursday. But the actual session isn’t so important. The classes are basically to teach the owner how to train their dog, not for the dog to make actual progress. And the cumulative effects of the class are paying off every day. [...]

Summary: What happened to week 3? Kody may go to a week long training program. And sign up for the second class of group training. Making training really fun is key. So what happened to week 3? Well, we got to training and I let Kody out of the car. He proceeded to bark like a [...]

I’m currently going through becoming disillusioned with Cesar Millan. I’ve been oscillating on this topic for a while now. But after working really hard with Kody on his only two occaisional issues, barking at other dogs and leash pulling, I’m running into some dead ends. The thing that tipped it over the edge for me [...]

Post synopsis: Kody doesn’t bark as much, more excited for training. Class moves fast, is awesome. Learned new technique for loose leash walking. Cesar Millan doesn’t give practical solutions. Kody’s going to be a well trained dog. Tonight was our second week of training and it was kind of awesome. Kody was a lot calmer going [...]

So today we went to the SRT and I was prepared with a positive attitude and low expectations. At first Kody threw a few tantrums, but he got over it fairly quickly and they were milder than yesterday. While we were resting in the shade, a beagle and his mom approached us. Kody spazzed out, but [...]