Lets go surfin now everybodies learnin how

19.57 in bulldogs, Dog, everybodies, go, how, learnin, lets, now, surfin

Come on a safari with me!!!!


Pamela Johnson and I : the SD Canine Freestylers were helping out at a 4 H event teaching children how to teach their dogs in a humane respectful and safe way, as well as how to teach them some cool tricks!
At the next event booth over, they were teaching the kids how to teach their dogs to stand on a surf board. Splash and Pams dog Izzie gave it a try!!!

A fun day was had by all!

(it was a very muddy day- we had some unusual San Diego weather the night before)

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This Inquisitive Canine Now Soaring Proudly With NOOZHAWK!

13.04 in canine, Dog, inquisitive, noozhawk, now, proudly, soaring, this, with

Wow! Talk about exciting and completely positively rewarding! My rambling, opinionated, common sense,  and dare I say slightly smart-aleck mouth (and fingers) has proven to be an advantage once again! Yep, thats right! Im expanding outside the world of blogging and adding the very informative, local, online news Web site Noozhawk to my ventures - in a new column called "Ask the Trainer"...

Since a young girl my mother had encouraged me to speak up, take risks, take a chance (as long as I was safe - nothing crazy or illegal mind you), and "go for it". She would say "Whats the worst that could happen, someone might say no?" Well, I admit it sort of backfired in junior high when I asked a boy to a dance, but finally, after all these years, it worked for me! Someone said "yes"!

It all started when the very smart, business savvy, and open-minded Chris Donahue first made contact with me... Although he had called to inquire about something unrelated, I decided to take a chance and ask if he and the publisher/owner of Noozhawk Bill Macfayden, would be interested in a "dog behavior advice column"? Id always wanted to take the Q&A moments from my everyday dog trainer/coach life, and put it out there for the whole world to see. 

Along with my moms voice in my head, there were Lorrie Thomass and Emilia Doerrs voices in my head too... theyve encouraged me to "own my expertise" and "sell it!" - talk about great Web Marketing Therapy! 

So thanks to all of them, and my desire to share my advice and opinions with the world, I am now the proud writer of the Noozhawk pet column "Ask the Trainer"! The column will run on Fridays and repeat Saturdays. If you have any specific training and behavior questions about your dog, or a dog you know, or a dog youre thinking of getting, please feel free to write to me - your question just might end up on Noozhawk! 

Wishing you all the self confidence you need to own your expertise, in whatever you do! 

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Our Dog Training Manners Course is now FULL!

11.10 in course, Dog, full, is, manners, now, our, training

Many thanks to all who pre-registered for our Good Manners course at the Inquisitive Canine.

For those who are still interested in getting your dog into one of our Manners Classes, you may contact us to place your dogs name on our "waiting list".

You may also register for Ventura College Community Education Canine College. Registration for the college begins in January. Course series starts February 10th.

For additional information you may visit our
Web site, or contact us via email or phone.


Happy PAWlidays to all!

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Seminar DVD released!

07.12 in Dog, dvd, everybodies, go, how, learnin, lets, now, released, seminar, surfin

Click here to order the 5 set of DVDS from Tawzer Dog LLC

Manufacturer: Tawzer Dog LLC

5 DVD Set (plus 1 handout CD-Rom)

Produced by: Tawzer Dog LLC

Copyright © 2011, all rights reserved

Run Time: 9 hrs

photography by: Dennis Fehling

On this seminar dvd, youll learn creative ways to teach dogs new skills as well as how to deal with problem behaviors. If you are new to training or feel like your training could use some spicing up, this dvd is for you! It should be great for freestylers, agility and obedience competitors, dog trainers, even regular pet lovers with shy dogs who need a boost or boisterous dogs that need calming.Emily takes your dog training creativity and precision to the next level. From building calm foundation to default behaviors (ones the dog just does without being asked) to advanced trick training like hand stands, Emily is awesome! Great training can make any dog look brilliant and this seminar will also help you create a great bond and excellent skills around the house, too!

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