by Noel Hoffmann | Jul 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Loose Leash Walking. Almost every client who walks through my training building door has a “leash-walking” problem. There are a couple of reasons for this.The primary reason is that the owner and dog do not have a good system of communication.The dog is much more...
by Noel Hoffmann | Jul 2, 2026 | Uncategorized
Lead the way! Before working with any animal it is important to understand the species. Every species has its own operating system. Horses are prey animals. They are potential dinner for other animals! They are social animals, which means that they prefer to...
by Noel Hoffmann | Jul 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Dog Bite Safety. Many of my clients have dogs who have “bite histories”. Their dog has bitten a person or another dog in the past. We work together to help change the dog’s negative associations to the triggers that initiate the bite. But I also teach my clients how...
by Noel Hoffmann | Dec 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
Training for the sport of Obedience Competition means training under every possible distraction, in every possible place and with unexpected events. You have to do it so much that distractions and novelty become normal to the dog and they expect it. My criteria is...
by Noel Hoffmann | Dec 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
I thought I would share this video of Lakota’s first lesson. He is a 4.5 month old pure bred Malamute. He went home late, at 4 months old and in all likelihood was not socialized during those critical months between 8 and 20 weeks old. The owners are having problems...
by Noel Hoffmann | May 14, 2023 | Uncategorized
It is very “human” of us to want to see our own dog happily romping around with other dogs while we stand by and think..”how cute”! We want to chat with other dog owners while they do the same…aren’t they cute”! But is this realistic? Is it realistic for all dogs...
