Ready for Vacation – Take Me Along
Czopen seems as eager for a holiday as you may be. This ‘suitcase’ exercise is one of those in our tricks classes. Join us. https://dogschooling.com/training/what-we-teach/ Tricks engage the dog’s brain and give the dog a job while having fun for both you and your dog.
Housebreaking – Teach Dog WHERE You Want Dog To Pee & Poop
Housebreaking & Potty Training for Your Dog by Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202 Phone: (573) 443-0716 or Email: Contact Us Register Online No matter what you call it – housebreaking, puppy potty training, toilet training, house training, Number One or Two, Want to go out – we all want our dogs […]
Put Your Dog’s Nose to Work – Great Fun
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202 Phone: (573) 443-0716 or Email: Contact Us Register Online The scent discrimination work at our school begins in Levels 3 and 4 with dog’s finding treats inside identical metal boxes. Later the dogs identify boxes their owners have touched among the other boxes. Later the training moves to […]
Conservation Employs Dogs to ‘Find It’
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202 Phone: (573) 443-0716 or Email: Contact Us Register Online To find the hard-to-find, dogs are increasingly assigned that task in conservation projects around the world. That is the conclusion of a study published in the Methods in Ecology and Evolution – by the British Ecological Society. […]
‘Daily Exam’ exercise essential
Teach your dog to lie belly up between your legs with the dog’s head at your stomach.There are at least five reasons why the ‘daily exam’ exercise is essential in early dog training and periodically for the dog’s well being there after.
‘Daily Exam’ – essential in early training
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202 Phone: (573) 443-0716 or Email: Contact Us Register Online A must exercise for early in training is the ‘individual daily exam.’ Do it if you had time for no other training activity. When the dog wiggles in this position, correct. When the dog is quiet, praise. […]
Border Collie Fun in Sun & Snow
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202 Phone: (573) 443-0716 or Email: Contact Us Register Online Our Border Collie puppies and their mother had fun in today’s snow and sun. This was the puppies’s first experience with snow. Join them for our early spring dog training classes that begin the week of March […]
Guinness Record – Most Tricks in Minute by Two Dogs
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202 Phone: (573) 443-0716 or Email: Contact Us Register Online This California dog trainer and her two dogs set the record for most tricks in a minute by two dogs. One of the dogs set another record for fastest crawl. In this video she also explains how […]
Give Your Dog A Job – UK Study Lists The Naughtiest Breeds
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202 Phone: (573) 443-0716 or Email: Contact Us Register Online This entertaining report created by dog trainer Graeme Hall lists the five naughtiest dog breeds – dogs most in need of training, exercise and guidance from their families. Let us help you keep your dog off the […]
Earn AKC Recognition for Your Puppy
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202 Phone: (573) 443-0716 or Email: Contact Us Register Online Our Puppy Kindergarten prepares your puppy for the first certificate exam in our school. It also qualifies your puppy to earn the American Kennel Club’s Star Puppy Recognition and to begin work on the AKC Canine Good Citizenship Certification (CGC).