Structured Play
We are so luck that every day, we are able to fill our training studio full of dogs for our Day Training Program. The dogs are of various ages, size, temperaments and training levels. Once everyone is in, we give them a mentally and physically enriching day. Every day. Our training based day care service […]
Sadie the Companion Dog
This weekend Sadie showed four times at Oriole Dog Training Club’s Rally and Obedience Trials. She showed once in Rally, making her debut at the next level up (Advanced B), and three times in Novice B Obedience. Her first time in the ring was for Novice Obedience on Friday Night. She did a great job, […]
Why Rugby Isn’t Blue – Mystery Solved
Last fall, one of our friends shared a casting call with us from Pawsitively Famous Animal Acting for a friendly, food motivate Maltese. Rugby is both of those things, and since stardom is on his bucket list, I sent some photos (and videos) over to Dawn to see if he would be a good fit […]
A Decade of Awesome
Yesterday, we had a party for Rugby’s 10th Birthday. Rugby was so lucky that so many of his friends showed up to celebrate with him. The dogs got to dig in Rugby’s sand pit, eat dog cake, play musical chairs, go bobbing for tennis balls, make friends with the giant dog balloon, and socialize. I […]
Class & Event Calendar
Beginner Group Class / 100 Level (6 week class) Thursday, March 24th from 7:00 pm – 7:50 pm Thursday, March 24th from 8:00 pm – 8:50 pm Sunrise Walk (At Annapolis City Dock) Saturday, March 26th from 7:00 am – 8:00 am Easter Egg Hunt (Free Event) Sunday, April 3rd from 1:00 pm – […]
Sadie’s Dog Show Debut
Over the weekend, Leash Free Living made its way back to the AKC Obedience and Rally Rings. It has been a while since we’ve shown our own dogs, or client dogs, so it was nice to be trialing again. This time it was Sadie’s turn. The dogs must qualify three times in each level to […]
Place
Place can be taught with any defined area. It must look and feel different than the surrounding surfaces. It is easier to start with a place that is slightly raised, to make it more obvious to the dog. Approach the place from any side. Take your left hand past your dog’s face, gesturing towards the […]
Stand
Manual Stand Start with your dog sitting in heel position. Adjust the collar high and snug so that the collar is at the top of the dog’s neck, and the running links are coming out of the right side of your dog’s face, by their cheek. Place your right hand on the running links of […]
Stay – Sit position
Days 1 & 2 Start with the dog sitting in heel position. Adjust the collar so that it is high and snug, at the top of their neck, with the active ring coming straight up between their ears. Put all of the leash in the left hand and fold up the excess leash so that […]
Heel and Sit
“Heel” is a position in relation to the handler, where the dog’s front legs line up with the handler’s front legs. In order to teach heel, the dog must also know “Sit.” The sit command allows us to break heeling up in to small pieces so that the dog can succeed. Walking Position This is […]