Owner: Team Dog! Blog URL:http://teamdog.blogspot.com Join Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 19:21:27 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: Learn how dogs think to unlock their individual potential! We help you build a balanced relationship with your dog based on clear, positive communications and understanding. Contact us for more information on our group classes, in-home and off-site privat Site statistics:Click here
Meet Team Dog! 2007-10-05 07:49:00
Here is an introductory video to Team Dog!, our dog training business that serves the greater Chicago area, with dog training, behavior modification, puppy preschool and more! From our website, www.TeamDog.com: Welcome to Team Dog!, a full service dog training company that operates throughout the Chicago and St. Louis areas, specializing in building balanced relationships through clear communication! Read further to see why we are considered the Premier Dog Training Service in both Chicago and St. Louis! Dog behavior is often misunderstood, as most owners tend to put human psychology in to their furry friends, and then wonder why the dogs develop naughty behaviors. We have worked with several dog behaviorists to develop a training system based on the needs of the dog, so that we can build a strong relationship that leaves the dog and owner fulfilled. We are so confident in our training that we back our board and train program up with a lifetime guarantee! Our owner, Brice Ca
Team Dog! has started it's blog! 2007-09-18 23:28:00 Here we go...friends and clients alike have asked that we get this started, so voila! Team Dog! has its Blog up and running.Here we will publish training ideas from the training team, business ideas from the administrative staff, upcoming events, client questions and comments, and finally, whatever YOU ask for!Check out what we put together in the upcoming days...want to see anything in particular? Just ask!
Continuing Education 2007-11-03 22:45:00 The staff at Team Dog! never stops learning in an effort to provide the most current and accurate information available to our clients and their dogs...so, Team Dog! Chicago is attending the Wendy Volhard "Advanced Nutrition, Kinesiology, 5-Element Theory, Acupuncture and Diagnsosis" clinic at Jeri Hoppe's "Brush With Greatness" located in Crystal Lake, IL. Brush With Greatness is an award winning dog grooming facility that also hosts training as well as boarding!Anna Ellsworth of Canine Training Essentials and Nina Pregont of Natural Expressions are presenting this wonderful seminar, which has been enlightening just after day one...tomorrow promises to be even more so!Today there were over 40 attendees learning just how critical the food we give to our dogs is to not only their physical health but their emotional stability. Here is a quick synopsis of the clinic:Wendy Volhard is a respected consultant to veterinarians, breeders and dog owners. She is the co-author of five books, incl Read more:Education
Dog Training in the Modern World 2007-10-31 08:54:00 The concept of training dogs is no different than with that of humans, gerbils or giraffes. It is all conditioning, plain and simple.How we do this, however, varies greatly among different belief systems, influenced by our experiences and what we hear from others. One of the greatest single roadblocks in recent and more modern dog training is that trainers and dog owners alike tend to humanize the dog, which, in and of itself, is an injustice.I ‘m saying that we should play with our dogs, have fun with them and have them as a companion. But I am also saying that looking at Fido as a furry little person actually robs him of what can make him unique to us. He is a dog.A dog is capable of love, of making us laugh and of giving us undying loyalty that many humans may lack in their lives. For some of these reasons, my dogs are a part of my family. But I never confuse that the needs of my dog are different than mine.As you get to know me through this blog, my seminars/workshops, articles a Read more:Training
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Continuing Education (conclusion) 2007-11-05 11:01:00 Wow! I knew that nutrition was important in dogs, and I have been conscious about feeding a good diet, but despite my best intentions, I have not been supplementing my dog’s diet to give the balance necessary for his athletic make up. That, as you can imagine, is changing! What was established was that Monk is not getting enough protein, and his specific need is beef. I had him on a raw diet last year, on which he did well, but I learned this weekend that there is raw and then there is raw!Each dog has unique dietary needs, plain and simple. The more we are learning about canine nutrition, the more we are able to meet the individual needs of our dogs. I used to find the highest quality dog food out there and give Monk what I believed to be the appropriate amount, split in to two feedings. While the feeding schedule was right on, the food I was feeding him was lacking some. So, now, today, we are heading out to test various foods in line with what we learned yesterday, and will be su Read more:Education
Our New Puppy 2007-11-06 19:18:00 September 11th, 2007, Pat Nolan's "Fly" whelped a litter of puppies that are sure to make some waves in the dog training world! The proud new owners of these pups include leaders in Search and Rescue, Explosives Detection, Drug Detection, Obedience and of course, Hunting/Field Trial work. Our puppy, "Piper", is the first female added to our pack, and is already making a big impact!On November 11th (Veteran's Day!), I traveled to Hagerstown, MD to visit Pat Nolan at his Ponderosa Kennels to pick up the puppy to later be named Piper. I took Monk with me, so that I could maximize my time to train with one of the nation's top gun dog trainers. As usual, Monk did extremely well, and impressed the other trainers and handlers assembled at the training grounds!Back to Piper...part of what is separating Pat from a lot of other trainers are his puppy development beliefs. Pat is training all of his puppies, from about 6 weeks on, pieces of the very difficult and intricate tasks that will later Read more:Puppy
Are You Poisoning Your Pet? 2007-11-28 22:45:00 Once the news came out about significant levels of lead in children's' toys, it only made sense to broaden the investigation of potentially harmful toys to our four legged-friends. Locally, Fox 12 News spent about a month looking in to the potential correlations between toys for children and toys for dogs, and what they found is not only disturbing, but enlightening as well...Below is a link to the Fox 12 Special Report detailing their investigation and their findings. This link is used with permission from Fox News in Chicago.http://www.myfoxchicago.com/myfox/pages/ContentDetail?contentId=5056125For those that cannot view the link, here are the highlights of the story:-Significant levels of lead have been found in several toys designed for dogs.-Despite the stories, unsafe lead paint levels are not restricted to one country of origin.-Dogs chew their toys (as designed) more so then children, heightening their risk.-A particular tennis ball had the highest levels of lead, over 30,0
Lead, Follow Or Get Out Of The Way! 2007-12-06 09:43:00 Leadership can be observed in nature in most animals that live, migrate and hunt in groups. For dogs, this group is called a “pack”. Naturally, there is a “pack leader”, which we have come to call the “alpha”. The alpha is not always the male in a pack, but it is almost always the most dominant dog within the pack. Dominance is not always displayed through physical strength, but most times through clear and decisive leadership…when to hunt, when to eat, when and where to sleep and so on. Most domesticated dogs are far enough removed from their wild ancestors that they are not psychologically fit enough to lead their own species, yet we often find these same dogs clearly in charge of their human counterparts. Our goal at Team Dog!is to help those that we work with understand just how dangerous it can be to allow the dog to take control of the “pack”. While that danger may not necessarily become physically harmful, balance and happiness can be lost to an unruly p
Choosing a Dog Trainer (Dog Training should be fun!) 2008-02-06 12:12:00 Most people understand that providing quality training for their canine companion is an integral part of the overall balance in the dog’s life, and their relationship with their dog…but, where does one turn to find a quality dog training professional that not only meets their needs, but helps them to understand their role for the rest of their dog’s life?Let’s dig in to this and make sense of all that should be considered! As always, if you have any questions, or want to add something that can enhance this article or site, please email me at brice@teamdog.com! Here are my considerations, in no particular order:Do you get along with the trainer? Regardless of how skilled the trainer may be, their people skills can keep you from getting the most out of the lessons. Training
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Riverside County shelters have dogs rolling over for Beethoven! 2008-01-28 15:22:00 According to a news article in the Press Enterprise today, music is soothing to a great many dogs in the RiversideCounty
dog shelters.For dogs, a growing body of research indicates they bark less and suffer fewer anxiety attacks when listening to Bach, Schubert and Chopin.In the Inland area, piped-in chamber music, concertos and sonatas waft through county animal shelters 24 hours a day in Riverside and Thousand Palms.Senior animal behaviorist Teryn Hartnett sees happier, better-adjusted, easier-to-adopt dogs as she strolls among the kennels for the Riverside County Department of Animal Services."A shelter dog's world is pretty stressful," she says. "Their owners are gone, the only environment they've probably ever known -- their home -- is gone. "They don't understand why they were left Read more:Beethoven
Choosing a Dog Trainer (Dog Training should be fun!) 2008-02-06 12:12:00 Most people understand that providing quality training for their canine companion is an integral part of the overall balance in the dog’s life, and their relationship with their dog…but, where does one turn to find a quality dog training professional that not only meets their needs, but helps them to understand their role for the [...] Read more:Trainer
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Riverside County shelters have dogs rolling over for Beethoven! 2008-01-28 15:22:00 According to a news article in the Press Enterprise today, music is soothing to a great many dogs in the RiversideCounty
dog shelters.
For dogs, a growing body of research indicates they bark less and suffer fewer anxiety attacks when listening to Bach, Schubert and Chopin.
In the Inland area, piped-in chamber music, concertos and [...] Read more:Beethoven
Lead, Follow Or Get Out Of The Way! 2007-12-06 09:43:00 Leadership can be observed in nature in most animals that live, migrate and hunt in groups. For dogs, this group is called a “pack”. Naturally, there is a “pack leader”, which we have come to call the “alpha”. The alpha is not always the male in a pack, but it is almost [...]
Are You Poisoning Your Pet? 2007-11-28 22:45:00 Once the news came out about significant levels of lead in children’s’ toys, it only made sense to broaden the investigation of potentially harmful toys to our four legged-friends. Locally, Fox 12 News spent about a month looking in to the potential correlations between toys for children and toys for dogs, and what they [...]
Our New Puppy 2007-11-06 19:18:00 September 11th, 2007, Pat Nolan’s “Fly” whelped a litter of puppies that are sure to make some waves in the dog training world! The proud new owners of these pups include leaders in Search and Rescue, Explosives Detection, Drug Detection, Obedience and of course, Hunting/Field Trial work. Our puppy, “Piper”, is the first female added [...] Read more:Puppy
Continuing Education (conclusion) 2007-11-05 11:01:00 Wow! I knew that nutrition was important in dogs, and I have been conscious about feeding a good diet, but despite my best intentions, I have not been supplementing my dog’s diet to give the balance necessary for his athletic make up. That, as you can imagine, is changing! What was established was that [...] Read more:Education
Continuing Education (part I of II) 2007-11-03 22:45:00 The staff at Team Dog! never stops learning in an effort to provide the most current and accurate information available to our clients and their dogs…so, Team Dog! Chicago is attending the Wendy Volhard “Advanced Nutrition, Kinesiology, 5-Element Theory, Acupuncture and Diagnsosis” clinic at Jeri Hoppe’s “Brush With Greatness” located in Crystal Lake, IL. Brush Read more:Education
Dog Training in the Modern World 2007-10-31 08:54:00 The concept of training dogs is no different than with that of humans, gerbils or giraffes. It is all conditioning, plain and simple.
How we do this, however, varies greatly among different belief systems, influenced by our experiences and what we hear from others. One of the greatest single roadblocks in recent and more modern dog [...] Read more:Training
, Dog Training
, Modern
, World
Meet Team Dog! 2007-10-05 07:49:00 Here is an introductory video to Team Dog!, our dog training business that serves the greater Chicago area, with dog training, behavior modification, puppy preschool and more! From our website, :
Welcome to Team Dog!, a full service dog training company that operates throughout the Chicago and St. Louis areas, specializing in building balanced relationships through [...]
Team Dog! has started it’s blog! 2007-09-18 23:28:00 Here we go…friends and clients alike have asked that we get this started, so voila! Team Dog! has its Blog up and running.
Here we will publish training ideas from the training team, business ideas from the administrative staff, upcoming events, client questions and comments, and finally, whatever YOU ask for!
Check out what we put together [...]
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