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Considerations for Pet Care

Considerations for Pet Care

One of the most important aspects of pet ownership, is preparing for those times when you are absent or unable to care for your pets.  Two broad categories of pet care are pet sitting in which a person comes to your home, or pet boarding in which your pet stays at a...

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Dipping Into Competitive Sports

Dipping Into Competitive Sports

It all started a few years ago when a friend called me and asked if I wanted to travel to the middle of nowhere to see if my dog could earn a Farm Dog title.  She said, “…it's a little like an AKC Canine Good Citizen but for farm dogs”.  She thought my Cattle Dog,...

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Easy Crate Training

Easy Crate Training

I have always had success crate training dogs. I think a lot of that success has to do with my mindset about crate training. Instead of looking at it from the human perspective, I look at it from the dog’s perspective. What do I mean by that? Well, when I ask most...

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Becoming a Dog Trainer

Becoming a Dog Trainer

I haven’t always been a positive reinforcement trainer.  In the early days of my training, before becoming a professional dog trainer, I trained with a great deal of punishment.  I did a lot of scolding, leash jerks, and even did some competition style training that...

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Avoiding Puppy Mills

Avoiding Puppy Mills

The situation is as predictable as it is preventable.  A hapless person calls about a small breed dog that they purchased from a pet store or breeder.  Although they paid a lot of money for a pure bred, registered puppy, they are having multiple problems.  First the...

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There are so many ways to enrich the life of your dog. Whether it’s training, daycare, boarding or all of the above we can help make you and your dog’s life better!

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Main Office, Daycare and Boarding: 1735 Haskell Ave, Lawrence, KS 66044
Office & Daycare Hours: Mon – Fri 7:00 am – 6:00 pm Closed Saturday &  Sunday

Training Center (classes): 2525 Iowa St., Ste. C-1, Lawrence, KS 66046
Training Center Hours: by appointment