Dog school

kevin_on_putnam

I know this thread has come up before but:

Does anyone know of a good dog training school walking distance? We just adopted a stray from North Shore and she needs a little basic training, sit, stay, don't pick up the cat in your mouth, etc. She also hates the car so it has to be walking distance. Thanks! Betsy and Kevin

canyouwink

Yay for adopting! I adopted Jackson and another cat from NS.

I don't have any recommendations for schools, but we MUST see pics of your new one!

opossumqueen

I think the thread below has some info:

http://brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=51031

givepaw

Hi Kevin, I'm curious, did you adopt from the mobile van they have at 15th street and 7th Ave today? North Shore is out here with their adoptions van. Anyway, thought I would share. I'm a dog trainer in the area and I do in-home privates. You can check out my site for more information: www.givepawdogtraining.wordpress.com. I actually specialize in newly adopted dogs, so let me know if I can be of help answering questions.

Congratulations on adopting your new dog!

Best,
Jenny Chun, CPDT-KA
Give Paw Dog Training

lorenzo

empire of the dog is the best. call denise.

kevin_on_putnam

We just registered Kerry the wonder dog at Empire of the Dog, our first class is this Saturday, we'll keep everyone ahem..posted..on how it goes

russellbittner

Photos! Photos! Photos!

stacey

Kevin when did you get your puppy at NS - we got ours there also and she is 4 months now.

Oh and to mimic Flexi - Photos, photos, photos

kevin_on_putnam

We picked her up last Sunday, she's between one and two, so she's not a puppy. There are so many cute puppies and kittens there but we wanted a housetrained dog. I was really impressed with NS, they really truly care about the dogs and cats in their care.

kevin_on_putnam

So we went for our first class, it turns out that it’s the Empire of the Dog’s first class too. This was their inaugural dog obedience class. The first class was dogless though two people did bring their pups, there are 5 people in the class, a nice size I thought. They introduced us to their training philosophy, which is treat/clicker oriented, and they encouraged us to throw away our food bowls in favor of toys that contain food. The thinking is to make the dogs work to get food and to keep them interested. So far it’s working pretty well. Kerry the wonderdog rolls her kibble filled ball around when she’s hungry and she’s responding to the clicker already. I’ll keep you posted.
Regards - kevin

opossumqueen

My dog loves to eat out of toys (but this is only good for kibble). The busy buddy waggle is my favorite so far. I got ours at Target but lots of toy stores have them.