Tampa Dog Trainer: What’s My Dog Motivation?
What’s My Dog's Motivation? You can’t choose what motivates your dog. By Brenna Fender When I first got my Beagle from Tampa Bay Beagle rescue, I had to carry him off of his comfy spot on the sofa to deliver him to his crate every time I left the house. My other dogs all ran to their crates when cued in order to enjoy a bite of [...]
Tampa Dog Trainer: 10 Ways to Stay Competitive in Agility by Brenna Fender
Agility is fun and exciting dog sport for both dog and handler! How do you stay at the top of your agility game? By Brenna Fender Maybe you've reached a high level of proficiency in your chosen dog sport (or sports), or maybe you're just starting out. Maybe you are somewhere in between. No matter what, you know one thing: you want to be [...]
Client Loves Courteous Canine Group Classes Tampa Florida
Hi all!!! I just wanted to pop you guys a quick note to say a big THANK YOU, and especially Pam for doing such a fantastic job with your basic dog manners class. My 8-month old puppy Molly and I just finished our six week course, and we had such a great time, and learned SO MUCH. Molly is a better behaved and sweeter [...]
Heads up!!! Coyote Alert Tampa Dog and Cat Owners Beware!
Coyote Alert: Avoid Walking Pets Under 10 Pounds at Dusk and Dawn Coyotes are a danger to dogs being walked Coyotes are moving from hunting and killing feral cats to small dogs. The Trapper Guy of Tampa Bay states that he is receiving a call a month to come to the New Tampa area to trap coyotes that have grabbed, killed and eaten [...]
Courteous Canine, Inc. Staff Member Scott Baggett Becomes Pet Partner Instructor
In the world of pet therapy Pet Partners offers the most rigorous standards and the best training for pet therapy teams. Our staff member Scott Baggett who was already a Pet Partner Evaluator enabling him to test pet therapy teams for certification, is now an instructor. This means that pet therapy teams will be able to opt to train with him in person to prep [...]
Dog News: A TV Channel for Dogs May Help Dogs in Tampa With Separation Distress
Dog News: A TV Channel for Dogs May Help Dogs in Tampa With Separation Distress Dr. Dodman says Dog TV is a good idea for your dog! If your dog suffers from separation distress, absent barking, and/or destructive behavior-- here is a new TV channel that may help. Creators of the channel state that they place programming on the channel that is [...]
Pet sitting services in New Tampa, Lutz, Wesley Chapel
A new video that gives a fantastic overview of our pet sitting services. Let us know what you think! All of our pet care technicians are pet first aid certified and committed to force free training and handling. We love pet sitting and your pet will know it.
Local Dog Trainer Alerts: I found this after recent heavy rain
Local Dog Trainer Alerts: I found this after recent heavy rain It is a single seed of something I know as "rosary pea". It is very toxic (more so than ricin) and the plant itself is toxic to horses. I suggest we always supervise our pets (also children) to know exactly what they may be investigating: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrus_precatorius Author: Karen Vance
Courteous Canine, Inc. Youngest Agility Student
Courteous Canine, Inc. Youngest Agility Student At 11 years of age, Nataley is the youngest agility student at Courteous Canine. Natalie runs her Jack Russell Terrier Eddie over agility courses and spends time practicing in her yard every week. Natalie also sometimes runs a Papillion named Bella. Nataley says, "She likes that agility involves animals and exercising and finally getting weave poles. She says the [...]
Tampa Dog Health and Safety: Cool Doggie Treats for a Hot Day
Tampa Dog Health and Safety: Cool Doggie Treats for a Hot Day Dixie cups I would buy the small plastic, if you get paper, you need to tear if off before giving to dog. 32 oz lowfat vanilla yogurt (I used nonfat) 1 mashed banana - too ripe to eat would work. Peanut Butter 1/2 cup You can mash the [...]
Upcoming Event: Otto Fad on The Power of Positive Reinforcement
Upcoming Event: Otto Fad on The Power of Positive Reinforcement Courteous Canine, Inc. Presents Otto Fad on The Power of Positive Reinforcement Sunday June 9th, 2013 1pm to 5pm $60 Using Positive Reinforcement to Train Elephants: Operant and Respondent Strategies Otto Fad is the Manager of Elephants at Busch Gardens Tampa’s Pachyderm Palace. He is known worldwide for his evangelical advocacy for positive reinforcement training [...]
Steps to Selecting a GREAT Pet Sitter in Tampa
Steps to Selecting a GREAT Pet Sitter in Tampa Courteous Canine, Inc. offers pet sitting and we want to make it easier to help you choose a pet sitter. Courteous Canine, Inc. has a network of pet sitters so even if you are located in an area that we don’t current service we can put you in touch with a great sitter. So contact us and [...]
