Why the Bag Matters Every dog trainer carries a bag. Inside, you’ll find the force-free dog training tools they reach for during a session, and those tools tell you more about their philosophy than almost anything else they could say. We get asked a lot of...
“Rover dog training Miami is officially here, and if you live in Pinecrest, Palmetto Bay, South Miami, or anywhere else in Miami-Dade, you’ve probably already noticed it. Rover, the pet care marketplace best known for dog walking and pet sitting, has...
Why does my dog growl when I approach their food bowl? It’s one of the most common questions the team at Dances with Dogs hears from Miami-area dog owners. You walk into the kitchen to refill the water bowl, and a low, steady rumble from across the room stops...
Recently, one of my clients called me feeling completely defeated. Her four-month-old puppy had been an absolute handful for the past few days, and she could not figure out what had changed. He was jumping, nipping, getting into everything, and just would not settle....
The hidden cost of misinformation, inconsistency, and quick fixes I want to share something that happens more often than you might think. I walk into a home for a training session, and everything starts out exactly as expected. We begin working, the dog is learning,...
One of the most common sources of frustration in dog training is not actually the dog’s behavior. It is the expectation behind it. A puppy mouths your hands and someone says, “He knows better.” An adolescent dog pulls on leash or ignores a cue outside, and suddenly...
