by Hillary Alexander | Aug 28, 2020 | Dog Training
How to moderate your puppy’s play. Grab the best treats you can think of; roast beef, a bit of chicken, something special and different. Let your puppy begin to play with another. Observe how stimulated and energetic their play becomes. Before things get too over the...
by Hillary Alexander | Feb 27, 2020 | Dog Training
The use of punishment with a puppy has diminished sharply among professional trainers. And yet there are still some who use it. I must admit, this mystifies me. Without delving too deeply, the definition of punishment includes the use of something aversive, like...
by Hillary Alexander | Aug 23, 2019 | Dog Training
Augie’s Story: A few months ago one of our puppy parents took Augie, their 13 week old doodle puppy to meet a neighbor’s six month old lab puppy. Augie was in the Jumpstart Program at the time and was doing well. He learned quickly, was gregarious, and enjoyed...
by Kate Fitzsimmons | Aug 22, 2019 | Dog Training
August 22, 2019 Reprinted from the Marin IJ newspaper, February 20, 2019. By Kate Fitzsimmons” What family wouldn’t want help potty training and socializing a new puppy? Hillary’s Hound House offers that and much more, especially for families with young children....
by Hillary Alexander | Aug 20, 2019 | Dog Training
When we allow puppies to roughhouse with each other, especially with larger puppies they quickly move from lighthearted play to sparring and mock battle. What they are doing is reverting/regressing to sibling behaviors that encourage competition and bringing down...
by Hillary Alexander | Feb 22, 2019 | Dog Training
In the old days when I was growing up socializing puppies wasn’t something anyone planned. People turned their puppies and dogs out together and hoped for the best. The larger, more affable puppies tended to have an easy time and we chalked that up to their...
