Congratulations to me !!! I am now Nancy Freedman-Smith CDBC, CBATI Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, with IAABC, The International Association of Behavior Consultants, Certified Beh...
Susannah Charleston will be talking about Possibility Dogs ONE BOOK, ONE COMMUNITY – READ. REFLECT. ENGAGE. is a campus-wide initiative that seeks to engage students, faculty,...
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Join Gooddogz Training at Dog Days of Scarborough this Saturday at 2:30 for a free and fun interactive Tricks Workshop. Come teach your 'ol dog some new tricks! Teaching tricks is a great way...
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I am making no secret that I am making things up as we go along. The first thing I wanted to help with was startle reflex. I want to put a lot of great experiences in the behavior bank. ...
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I just love how easy it is to capture a moment on my cell phone! Below you will find two very short videos of Hannah in class. My only wish is that I recorded Hannah just as soon as I saw...
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9 month old Hannah, a rescue dog from Indiana joined my group Manners class at The Training Center on Forest Ave in Portland this past Saturday. Because her training has so many challenges I w...
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Things are CRAZY on the Gooddogz Facebook pag e. This trick is going viral with an International audience. So funny!
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I am posting a link to a well written article about the dangers of Xylitol on Preventivevet.com . It is now found in some peanut butter. Be super careful with gum and candy and baked goods...
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Yesterday I submitted a video for my first Rally Free entry, and well let me just say it was a whole lotta learning experience. I am about 99 percent sure that we didn't Q (qualifying score),...
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I am really proud of the two commissioned reactive dog articles that I wrote for Petcha.com. The first one, Defining the Reactive Dog explains what a reactive is, and helps you figure out ...
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My latest from Petcha. I can't post it here because they paid me, so they own it. You can read it on their site here
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With an adult dog, things around the house are usually quite a bit calmer than with puppies or young dogs. Watch for changes in behavior from younger days. Dogs who went to day care or were the...
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Hello out there! Goose and Finn love the new Forest Ave space The big news around here is that I secured a new training space at Forest Ave Veterinary Hospital in Portland on Forest Ave...
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Today I am an ace sleuth detective. I slip into the furniture store wearing inconspicuous clothing and dark sunglasses, determined not to make another furniture mistake. Purchased less than a ye...
This is a reenactment Beck is showing you all where I was sitting when I came up with the brilliant idea to ask him to fetch my sneakers. Sure I could have just reached for them. Beck ha...
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Any time we can lower our dogs stress and arousal levels we should do it, especially if we have a reactive or fearful dog. The following tips are simple and have the potential to make a b...
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Long time no see there peeps. I have some free time this morning and I am stopping by to answer the Pet Blogger Questions. There are a dozen prompts that I am following, but I am lea...
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GOODDOGZ BLOG ------- Professional dog trainer, photographer, writer, single Mom to three, living one sweet chaotic day after another in Maine, the place dogs should be.
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NOTE - FINNEGAN IS FILLING IN FOR THE ACTUAL DOG WALKERS. Here is a topic dear to my heart for oh so many reasons. It is multi layered. Stay with me, the ride may get bumpy. I ...
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