by Neil | Oct 26, 2007 | 3. Obedience
It happens to almost everyone. You taught your dog to come when you called at an early age using the standard method you'll find in any book (or on any blog): calling your dog's name, then, when your dog comes to you, giving your dog a treat. Generally this method...
by Neil | Oct 23, 2007 | Socialization
Socialization, socialization, socialization. These days we're told that the key to having a dog that gets along with all other dogs and people is to make sure that you give the dog a daily dose of socialization. Dogparks have sprung up around the country, giving dog...
by Neil | Oct 19, 2007 | 7. Tips and Enhancements
I know this is a blog about natural dog training, but I have to tell you about the effect that using Rescue Remedy (one of the Bach flower essences) has had on my cat, Violet. For most of her life, Violet's first name could have been "Shrinking" - she has lived her...
by Neil | Oct 17, 2007 | Announcements
If you received this post via your feedreader, you got a sneak preview of the "learning the basics" page, which I recently completed - you can see it if you click on the "learn the basics" link above. You might also notice that the homepage (naturaldogblog.com) is...
by Neil | Oct 16, 2007 | Announcements
If you're returning to the NaturalDogBlog, you probably notice that something looks a little different. That's right, a new design for the site is finally here! Now if you've clicked around at all, you probably figured out that there are a lot of links that don't...