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Do Dogs Forget Obedience They Have Learned?
Once in a while I hear people say, “ I did obedience with my dog but he forgets it all now”. This is a statement that makes me shake my head. I don’t believe this to be true. I believe if you train your dog to fully understand a name to a behaviour then they don’t […]
Dog Food- A Simple Guide to your Ingredient List
The first thing you need to know is that every ingredient in your dog food is listed on the bag in descending order. This means that the first ingredient holds the most weight, the second ingredient holds the second highest amount of weight, and so on. Meat vs. Meat Meal: For the purpose of this blog, ‘meat’ refers to protein […]
Feeding Time is Training Time – Step One
This is how my puppy, River, eats every piece of food she gets. Feeding time is training time. My dogs work for a living. This provides some of the mental stimulation they need and when combined with physical exercise most of the behaviour problems we see simply go away or are severely diminished. This is […]
Chino and Java’s Rehabilitation
Java and Chino came to train with Camellia at Unleashed Potential- The Valley because they were getting into fights with each other in their home. Java, who’s issues were insecurity with dogs and pushy controlling behavior, stayed for 4 weeks, while Chino, who’s issues of dog aggression and generalized anxiety were much more extensive, stayed […]
What Really Goes On In The Unleashed Potential Dog House! This Is How We Roll
We have had a lot of requests to show a video tour of the Unleashed Potential training facility in Stratford PEI….. AKA “The Dog House” The Dog House is where New UPK9 trainers and shadows come to learn from Duke and better they’re training skills. We have Students come from all over the world. The […]
Running Attacks With Belgian Malinois “NITRO”
Nitro is a Belgian Malinois. He is Duke Ferguson’s personal dog. This video shows one of Nitro’s favourite things to do. You will notice in the video that Nitro still listens to Duke’s commands. It does not matter how bad he wants to go after the bite suit, he still obeys. Obedience creates safety and […]
