The Cues that Save Lives Damelle Morgan Sr., a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner and owner and dog trainer at Tip Top Breedz Dog Training, doesn’t care so much if a puppy learns “sit” right away. He’d rather start with “come”. “The first thing I like to start working on with them is recalls, […]
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I’m not doing walks today – for clients or my own dogs. Unfortunately, 9 lb Lexi literally spins in circles if she doesn’t get the exercise and stimulation she needs. I’d also forgotten to stop by the pet store yesterday to stock up on chews and extra snacks. Some dogs love this weather, and some
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“Recalls Save Lives”: Puppies and Pitbulls with Damelle A. Morgan Sr. Podcast Transcript [Intro] Damelle A. Morgan Sr. I tell them if you punish that growl, it’s gonna go away, and they’re just gonna attack. And they’re like, ‘But I don’t want him growling.’ I say, ‘Okay, so figure out what in the environment has
Time for a giveaway! The basket includes $70 worth of treats and toys! Available only to central Arkansas pet guardians at this time, but you do not have to be a Telltail Dog Training client to enter. Clients get additional opportunities to enter. To enter: Pick one of the activities that I’ve done with my
The first time I laid eyes on Taco was at the 2019 end of the year puppy pool party to benefit the Maumelle Friends of the Animals. She was climbing up this wall being tailed by a volunteer, since she was fairly young. Then she fell a few feet onto another section of the wall,
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Enjoy Your Dog It’s Monday! That means another video. Actually two, because I didn’t share the one from last week. What Will the Neighbors Think I’m getting to know my neighbors fairly slowly. Today, a dog was across the street, as I was taking Jeeves on his solo walk without Lexi, and Jeeves has gotten
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It’s Monday, that means it’s time for another video! Also, did you miss the Spooky Box from Chewy? Check that out here: A friend reached out asking for a donation to a local fundraiser event, so I collected some items. I’ll be doing a photo shoot of the finished box within the next few
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I’ve been having a hard time enjoying my dogs recently. With our new housing situation, both have regressed in behaviors we’ve previously made a lot of progress on, which means one of them isn’t sleeping through the night anymore and one is barking a lot more, and I’ve been having a hard time feeling functional
From a young age, Cassi Bee wanted a dog. She’d been horseback riding already for years and she’d started off by asking for a pony. Finally, at age 10, she got a Shibu Inu she named Foxy. They started with group classes. “It was a six-week course, and all of my classmates were much older
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Dana Falsetta kept showing up. She liked her day job, working in project management for P’unk Ave in 2011. “They’re an amazing, thoughtful design company,” Dana shared. She enjoyed the work, and it utilized her Bachelor’s of Fine Arts degree with a shift in subject. But she didn’t want to make art anymore and she