Tampa Dog Trainer: How Do You Cook Your Hot Dogs?
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?
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 [...]
Tampa Dog Trainer: 10 Ways to Stay Competitive in Agility by Brenna Fender
Agility is fun and exciting dog sport for both dog and handler! How do you stay at the top of your agility game? By Brenna Fender Maybe you've reached a high level of proficiency in your chosen dog sport (or sports), or maybe you're just starting out. Maybe you are somewhere in between. No matter what, you know one thing: you want to be [...]
Courteous Canine Pet Care Services Tampa– Programs For Every Occasion!
Courteous Canine, Inc. offers pet sitting services in the Lutz, Land O Lakes, Wesley Chapel and New Tampa areas! All our pet care technicians are pet first aid certified and will handle your pets with lot of love. While you are away from your home, you can choose from Courteous Canine Visit (Home Alone) – A Courteous Canine Pet Care Technician visits your pet in [...]
Heads up!!! Coyote Alert Tampa Dog and Cat Owners Beware!
Coyote Alert: Avoid Walking Pets Under 10 Pounds at Dusk and Dawn Coyotes are a danger to dogs being walked Coyotes are moving from hunting and killing feral cats to small dogs. The Trapper Guy of Tampa Bay states that he is receiving a call a month to come to the New Tampa area to trap coyotes that have grabbed, killed and eaten [...]
Courteous Canine, Inc. Staff Member Scott Baggett Becomes Pet Partner Instructor
In the world of pet therapy Pet Partners offers the most rigorous standards and the best training for pet therapy teams. Our staff member Scott Baggett who was already a Pet Partner Evaluator enabling him to test pet therapy teams for certification, is now an instructor. This means that pet therapy teams will be able to opt to train with him in person to prep [...]
Dog News: A TV Channel for Dogs May Help Dogs in Tampa With Separation Distress
Dog News: A TV Channel for Dogs May Help Dogs in Tampa With Separation Distress Dr. Dodman says Dog TV is a good idea for your dog! If your dog suffers from separation distress, absent barking, and/or destructive behavior-- here is a new TV channel that may help. Creators of the channel state that they place programming on the channel that is [...]
Pet sitting services in New Tampa, Lutz, Wesley Chapel
A new video that gives a fantastic overview of our pet sitting services. Let us know what you think! All of our pet care technicians are pet first aid certified and committed to force free training and handling. We love pet sitting and your pet will know it.
Dog Training Wisdom: Aggression creates aggression
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
Tampa Dog Health and Safety: Cool Doggie Treats for a Hot Day
Tampa Dog Health and Safety: Cool Doggie Treats for a Hot Day Dixie cups I would buy the small plastic, if you get paper, you need to tear if off before giving to dog. 32 oz lowfat vanilla yogurt (I used nonfat) 1 mashed banana - too ripe to eat would work. Peanut Butter 1/2 cup You can mash the [...]
Courteous Canine, Inc. Presents- Pet Sitting and Dog Walking
Courteous Canine, Inc. Presents- Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Check out this short fun video featuring a nicely trained rescue dog looking for a home and one of our staff's dogs!
Upcoming Event: Otto Fad on The Power of Positive Reinforcement
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 [...]
