Entries by Carolyn Fuhrer

TRAINING YOUR DOG: Stress and our dogs

by Carolyn Fuhrer Today there is more and more focus on how stress affects our health. These same concepts also apply to our dogs. We as humans can use stress reduction techniques such as meditation, mindfulness, yoga, and other relaxation techniques. For our pets, there are many products on the market ranging from drugs to […]

Obedience training never ends

TRAINING YOUR PERFORMANCE DOG by Carolyn Fuhrer It is generally accepted that a skill that is not maintained will gradually diminish. It doesn’t matter if you are referring to a performance dog or a pet dog. If obedience skills that a dog has been taught are not practiced and a consistent requirement of performance adhered […]