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Tampa Dog Trainer: How Do You Cook Your Hot Dogs?

By |Blog, Dog Training|

How Do You Cook Your Hot Dogs? By Brenna Fender Hot dogs are one of the most popular training treats amongst dog trainers. They are inexpensive, easy to prepare, enjoyed by most dogs, long lasting, and not-too-bad if you wind up having to carry some of them in your mouth for a while. So, if you are new to hot dog wrangling or want to change things [...]

Tampa Dog Trainer: What’s My Dog Motivation?

By |Agility, Blog|

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 [...]

Dog Training Wisdom: Aggression creates aggression

By |Dog Training|

Dog Training Wisdom: Aggression creates aggression Patricia McConnell's Willie The funny thing about aggression is that it creates aggression.  When a human chooses to be violent with a dog this violence causes violence. Science-based, peaceful training techniques are more effective and actually successful. Dr. Patricia McConnell has written a fantastic blog explaining this, check it out: https://www.patriciamcconnell.com/theotherendoftheleash/confrontational-techniques-elicit-aggression  

Courteous Canine, Inc. Youngest Agility Student

By |Blog|

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 [...]

Courteous Canine, Inc. Instructor and Student Competes in Purina Incredible Dog Challenge

By |Agility|

Agility Dog Snitch Competes in Incredible Dog Challenge Courteous Canine, Inc. Instructor and Student Competes in Purina Incredible Dog Challenge Jill Baker and her fast Golden Retriever Snitch competed in the Regional Purina Incredible Dog Challenge. Jill says, "We had a clean run on Saturday which is all I wanted given the caliber of dogs we were running with. We placed 6 out [...]

Upcoming Event: Otto Fad on The Power of Positive Reinforcement

By |Upcoming Event|

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

By |Pet Sitting|

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 [...]

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