Alissa Mosier, CPDT-KA, MS Ed.
Puppy Training Basics: Balancing Training, Socialization, and Management
The post discusses the approach to taking a puppy out in public, emphasizing the importance of setting clear goals for training, socialization, or management. It highlights that different situations require different strategies, such as using a lick mat for management while ensuring puppies engage with their environment. A balanced approach leads to well-rounded training.
HELP! My Puppy is JUMPING!
How cute are puppies? And let’s be honest, we love that they love us, and want to see us, and want to see our friends and family. But, when that comes with jumping, it gets less adorable as they grow older, and bigger. But we have to acknowledge why your puppy is jumping. They are…
HELP! My Puppy is PULLING!
Let’s be honest, when puppies are little leash manners are not always a priority. They are small, it doesn’t hurt that much when they tug, they are easy to control and who wants to distract them when they need to pee. But, the fact is puppies do not come knowing how to walk on leash,…
HELP! My Puppy is BITING!
The worst part of puppy hood is the little needle sharp teeth. I cannot wait for them to fall out and for their adult teeth to come in – except during that transition the puppies become little baby sharks who are seemingly out for blood. It is so frustrating. But for puppies, the biting is…
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About Me
Alissa Mosier, CPDT-KA combined her two passions, teaching, and dogs, to devote her professional life to dog training. Taking her masters in education and her knowledge of dogs, Alissa focuses on strengthening the bond between dog and handler.
Using science based, up-to-date training methods Alissa believes that the key to a well trained dog is having a solid foundation and that this starts with a healthy and positive relationship between owner and dog.
- Puppy Training Basics: Balancing Training, Socialization, and Management
- HELP! My Puppy is JUMPING!
- HELP! My Puppy is PULLING!
- HELP! My Puppy is BITING!
- HELP! My Puppy is CHEWING!
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