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.
How Do Lost Dogs Find Home?
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202 Phone: (573) 443-0716 or Email: Contact Us Register Online How about a bred-in compass? This story from the American Kennel Club describes what researchers know of the ‘find home’ options including an internal compass. https://bit.ly/3r9K0fC Of course, first on the list would be the dog’s tracking […]
‘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. […]
What dog breeds have the longest life-span?
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202 Phone: (573) 443-0716 or Email: Contact Us Register Online Newsweek puts Jack Russell terriers at the top of its list at 14 years. It also has wonderful pictures that represent the top 25 breeds. https://www.newsweek.com/25-dog-breeds-longest-life-spans-1575093 We can he help with the exercise part of a healthy […]
You Expect Us to Celebrate St.Pat’s Day?
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202 Phone: (573) 443-0716 or Email: Contact Us Register Online Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day for the Irish? Not for us Scots as Border Collies, Moss (right) and Miste (left) testify. Let us help you have fun with your dog while training to have the dog pay attention […]
Dogs Make Us Healthier? They Might.
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 research says just looking into your dog’s eyes for a while can help. We can help you build a wonderful bond with your dog. Join us for our spring classes including one-on-one coaching and video critiques […]
Canine Loyalty – Dog Waits for Hospitalized Master
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 dog in Turkey waited five days outside a hospital for her hospitalized owner. They were reunited January 20. According to this Associated Press story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, (http://bit.ly/3phILe0) the dog followed an ambulance to […]