Madison Dog Training Blog

madison@sitmeanssit.com| tel: 608-561-3647 Some people think that training their dog or educating a dog on what is the right behavior is somehow unfair or mean to the dog. Based on experience and observation I believe the opposite is true. Not showing the dog boundaries and the correct behavior and expectations is cruel and unfair to…

All You Need To Know About Crate Training Your Dog It is always interesting and a bit frustrating to me when I hear people say they think putting their dog in a crate is “mean”. Or when people have a crate trained puppy, but when the dog “gets old enough” they remove the crate from…

Believe it or not, house training is one of the easiest things to teach a dog because dogs are clean by nature and don’t like to soil their den area. However, it does take time, patience and management. Using this concept, begin by always supervising your puppy when he/she is not in her den-crate environment….

Protecting Your Dogs Paws Remember when you first brought your puppy home and everyone always played with their paws ? Well, this is actually a habit we should always keep. Our dogs rely on us to keep them healthy and a very important part of that job is caring for their paws. They use their…

If your stopping by this Sit Means Sit page to read reviews, well your pretty smart. You really don’t need to look any further though. I spent months searching for dog trainers for my Cane Corso pup. I always went back to the Sit Means Sit web-site and I’m so very glad that I did….

My wife and I found Moses at a rescue facility and fell in love immediately. The place had him labeled as a stray, roughly one year old, and a rhodesian ridgeback mix. He came home with some sort of respiratory infection, which we now believe may have masked the issues we were soon to discover….

As a dog trainer who takes in board and train dogs, who live with me and go places with me and with my dogs, I often have occasion to introduce a new dog to my family (which includes my dogs). Once a client completes private classes, we also offer group classes and here too is…

We did a bite prevention for Camptastic. It was a blast teaching the kids how to properly interact with dogs.

Picture this: you come home to a house that looks like it’s been hit by the world’s first indoor tornado. There is stuff EVERYWHERE. Couch cushions are scattered, stuffing misplaced. Papers are shredded all over the floor. Your coffee table is demolished. Maybe there is a little poo in the corner. And who is there…

Madison@sitmeanssit.com | tel: 608-561-DOGS (3647) Because of a few, but highly visibility incidents involving Pit Bulls, I am more frequently I hear about trainers that will not train Pit Bulls, apartments that  will not accept Pit Bulls and politicians feeling compelled to introduce bills that would make it a misdemeanor to own, possess or sell…

[singlepic=184,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Larry & Sally Dog’s Name: “Matador” City: Kyle, TX 78610 Breed: Border Collie/Mix Likes: “Matt’s loves to play fetch. He likes to jump high in the air to catch the Kong and twirls in the air like an acrobat (without considering how he is going to land). He likes to chew on…

[singlepic=181,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Nicole Dog’s Name: “Rocky” City: Austin, TX 78660 Breed: Boxer Likes:Loves to run and play. Pet-Peeves:Listen because he has never had any formal training. Favorite Toy:Any toy. If it has stuffing or a squeaker he will remove every last piece. If it is plastic he will crunk it into pieces. Favorite Treat:…

[singlepic=142,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Ed & Deb Dog’s Name: “Chester” City: Kyle, TX 78640 Breed: Purebred Corgi Likes: Loves to have his tummy rubbed. Especially likes treats and to go for walks. But his favorite thing is to chase his sister around during their “corgi games”. Pet-Peeves: Come inside when he is barking at the neighbor’s…

[singlepic=159,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Bob & Corey Dog’s Name: “Willa Wolf” City: Austin, TX 78750 Breed: Rescue Basenji/Shepherd Mix Likes: Willa loves to play outside and chase cats. Pet-Peeves: She doesn’t have any. Favorite Toy: Willa’s favorite toy is anything she’s not supposed to have. What does she do with it? She chews and/or eats it….

[singlepic=179,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Page Dog’s Name: “Sadie” City: Austin, TX 78728 Breed: Rescue Border Collie/Great Pyrenees Mix Likes:Sadie likes watching the Cat in the house. My son and his wife moved back in with me and brought their cat. Sadie will sit for hours on the stairs just watching Nash the cat. Pet-Peeves: Sadie doesn’t…

[singlepic=178,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Amanda Dog’s Name: “Tessa” City: Austin, TX 78721 Breed: Rescue Pit/Lab Mix Likes:Tessa LOVES chasing any ball that squeaks, and she loves playing in water weather it be in a kiddie pool, or a big river! Pet-Peeves: Tessa really dislikes going to the vet because she’s afraid of all the noisy dogs…

[singlepic=161,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Page Dog’s Name: “Bevo” City: Austin, TX 78728 Breed: Rescue Border Collie Mix Likes:Bevo loves to take walks, go on car rides and loves dog parks and play with his pack. He loves his baby pool on hot days. Pet-Peeves: He doesn’t like going to the vet. He goes in and gets…

Posting by SJ H on 6/10 on Yelp I met Troy at the Pecan Street Festival in April. They called me to set up a consultation with my recently adopted dachshund (with one bad leg) to evaluate behavioral issues. While I had tried other methods, my dog was having big problems with socialization and was…

[singlepic=175,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Candace Dog’s Name: “Trixie Belle” City: Austin, TX 78749 Breed: German Shepherd/Red Heeler mix Likes:Trixie likes anything involving eating. She especially enjoys trips to Sonic after her walk for her own cup of water and a dog biscuit. She loves cuddling and spending time with her Momma. Bird-watching (watching and then chasing)…

[singlepic=171,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Ed & Deb Dog’s Name: “Carly” City: Kyle, TX 78640 Breed: Purebred Corgi Likes: Carly is truly a “play” motivated dog. She would play ball with anyone as long as they would throw it. Pet-Peeves: Go outside when other dogs in the neighborhood are barking. We think she is scared of the…

[singlepic=170,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Jimmy & Stacy Dog’s Name: “Julie” City: Austin, TX 78642 Breed: Huskie Mix Likes: She loves to play fetch and to sit on the couch with us. Pet-Peeves: She does not like to be told no. Getting her to stop doing something she isn’t suppose to do is very difficult. Favorite Toy:…

[singlepic=168,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Nurit Dog’s Name: “Bell” City: Austin, TX 78731 Breed: Rescue Border Collie Mix Likes: Play fetch Pet-Peeves: Get down the stairs, since they have holes in between each step. Favorite Toy: Favorite Treat: Yogurt drops puppy treat Favorite Walk: In the apartment complex area, I guess she feels safer close to home….

[singlepic=167,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Susan Dog’s Name: “Bea” City: Austin, TX 78729 Breed: Rescue Pit Mix Likes:Lay out on deck to survey the world – or lay in my bed when I’m not looking. Pet-Peeves:Doesn’t like for me to mess with her feet. Really, is pretty aminiable to most anything. Favorite Toy:She has a rope toy…

[singlepic=166,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Peg & April Dog’s Name: “Calcite & Zoe” City: Austin, TX 78734 Breed: Yellow Lab and Red Beagle Likes:Calcite likes to swim and play ball. Zoe climbs trees in chase of squirrels. Pet-Peeves: Calcite doesn’t like the pool, something about the clear water freaks her out. Zoe doesn’t like water in general….

[singlepic=156,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Elaine & CJ Dog’s Name: “Yoda” City: Austin, TX 78723 Breed: Rescue Boxer/Kelpie Mix Likes: Sleep in awkward looking positions. Sit at your feet and look completely pitiful in order to get attention. Go on runs. Eat. Lick children. Pet-Peeves: Get off the bed. Yoda is so lazy. She also doesn’t like…

[singlepic=148,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Scott & Stacey Dog’s Name: “Bernie” City: Austin, TX 78728 Breed: Rescue Boxer Likes: Run, sleep, chase! Pet-Peeves: Staying in one place Favorite Toy: Doesn’t really like toys Favorite Treat: Jumbones and carrots Favorite Walk: He really enjoys off leash parks and hiking trails. Best Trick: Eat! Arrival Story: My wife and…

[singlepic=151,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Sylette & Jim Dog’s Name: “Asher” City: Austin, TX 78717 Breed: Purebred Miniature Australian Shepherd Likes: Asher love to chase and herd our 4 year old. He could do this for hours!! He has recently discovered the tennis ball and has figured out that the quicker he drops it the sooner he…

[singlepic=150,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Joe Dog’s Name: “Reba” City: Austin, TX 78704 Breed: Rescued Border Collie Mix Likes: Play. Wrestle. Off leash in woods. Chase squirrels/birds. Car rides. Some fetching… Pet-Peeves: Be left alone. Not sure. Separation anxiety? She is extremely attached and seemingly loyal to me. Favorite Toy: Tennis ball (fetch). Dog frisbee (sort of…

[singlepic=149,300,,,right] Client’s Name: Barbara Dog’s Name: “Rudy” City: Austin, TX 78738 Breed: Labradoodle Likes: Go for walks, play with other dogs, snuggle, chase tennis balls. Pet-Peeves: Likes to be brushed but–makes it difficult because he prefers to sit instead of stand. Favorite Toy: A soft plastic ball. Will actually drop it so it will roll…

KVUE News Austin contacted us yesterday to ask us some questions about aggression and the Austin Police Department policy on dealing with aggressive animals. I also suggested they contact the animal behaviorist Lauren Hays M.S., CAAB at Austin Canine Consulting to get a second view from a dog behaviorist. There is still a lot of…