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Things over here at Telltail Dog Training in Little Rock have been mostly at a standstill, but I've been able to work on some cool things despite social distancing. After a consulting project with CARE for Animals, I decided to do a fundraiser for them AND launch a rescue series I'd been working on for […]

The pandemic sweeping the nation has brought dog training to a halt, as a lot of what we do can involve frequent contact with people. Instead, I, your host of Telltail Dog and a friendly central Arkansas dog trainer, Elizabeth Silverstein, decided to chat with Dr. Marlow Ball about what's going on at the moment

Nicole Winstead has been rescuing cats and dogs since 2005. In 2019, when she had a sick cat who needed help, she couldn't find an after-hours clinic in time. Now, she's starting WoofCat Pet, a pet brand focused on education, information, art and design. She launched her treat company of the same name several years

I'm Elizabeth Silverstein of Telltail Dog Training, which is based in the Little Rock area. Every week, I'll be sharing interviews with local experts and my own personal stories of how I became a dog trainer and what I've learned along the way. This week is all about my childhood dog, Sheba. A starting point

Elizabeth Silverstein of Telltail Dog Training remembers bringing home her puppy seven years ago. This was four years before she became a dog trainer, and she wrote down some questions to ask her veterinarian. She found those questions tucked away in a puppy book years later, and she realized that others might not know what

Skip. The boring stuff is usually the important stuff Arrow’s attention span lasted about five seconds. I could get him to sit just fine, but if I asked him to wait while I walked his owners through the next step of training, he was gone, off to find something more interesting. I wasn’t used to

Subtle, Little Things How paying attention helped me become a better dog trainer Zeke was giant and wild, an oversized black lab that dashed around the house. One of the first things I look at in a dog with that much energy is their eyes–and his eyes were dilated, telling me that he was overstimulated

I’m excited to announce that group classes begin this Saturday at SoMa Animal Clinic. I’ll be offering Puppy Kindergarten at 9:30 am and Level 1 at 11 am. Puppy Kindergarten includes handling, basic training, appropriate greetings, and walking politely on a leash. This class will also include 1-2 opportunities for off-leash play, since an hour

Rochester* is cute–that sort of small, fluffy dog that makes a human just want to grab him and snuggle, like we would a teddy bear. Our temptation is his fear, however, which is what I suspected when I entered his home for the first time for a private lesson. I greeted all the people, and