Madison Dog Training Blog

Client’s Name: Andrea Bowen Dog’s Name: “Cain” City: Austin, TX 78744 Breed: German Shepherd Dog / Lab Mix Likes: Treats! Tennis Balls! Love!!! Pet-Peeves: When people stop petting me. Favorite Toy: Rope toy and tennis ball. Favorite Treat: Rawhide Favorite Walk: To the park. Best Trick: Shake, down. Arrival Story: I went to Gonzales, TX…

Client’s Name: Roger & Ashely Dean Dog’s Name: “Paris” & “Scout” City: Austin, TX 78748 Breed: Purebred Black Labs Likes: To play fetch, squirrel chasing and going for walks. Pet-Peeves: Paris doesn’t like the water sprinkler but let me tell you she can swim good and Scout is scared (will run from and hide) a…

Client’s Name: Jan Bowen Dog’s Name: “Toby” City: Austin, TX 78749 Breed: Purebred Standard Poodle – White Likes: To play fetch. Pet-Peeves: Favorite Toy: Soft Red Ball Favorite Treat: A dog biscuit will do Favorite Walk: to Backspin. Best Trick: Sit and shake hand Arrival Story: Breeder arrived with Toby, a sister and his parents….

Client’s Name: Hilary Brown Dog’s Name: “Titan” City: Austin, TX 78754 Breed: Purebred Dogo Argentino or Argentinian Mastiff Likes: Food, Tug and Snuggles. Pet-Peeves: Wants to shower – not bathe. Favorite Toy: Tug Rope and Squeaky Toys Favorite Treat: Any food Favorite Walk: Around the neighborhood – to the creek. Best Trick: Sit – so…

Not All Small Dogs Are The Same As dog trainers, we often get calls to work with and train clients that have small dogs as pets and companions. Every dog is an individual and some small dogs can be fearful, while other small dogs can be aggressive, and others are over-the-top friendly. Many different personalities…

Client’s Name: Gregory Dog’s Name: “Billy” City: Round Rock, TX 78664 Breed: Purebred Border Collie Likes: Being pet on his belly and playing football. Pet-Peeves: Those bugs really bug him. Favorite Toy: Rope Bone Favorite Treat: Favorite Walk: Around the block. Best Trick: Billy is just now learning. Arrival Story: Billy was a Christmas present…

Client’s Name: Wanda Cox Dog’s Name: “Grommit” aka Dufus City: Bastrop, TX 78602 Breed: Purebred Chocolate Lab Likes: Being pet and jumping over my fence and running full force away. Pet-Peeves: Busy streets, cars and being left on a cable away from people. Favorite Toy: Kong and his stuffed toy. Favorite Treat: Hot Dogs Favorite…

austin@sitmeanssit.com | tel: 512.942.RUFF [7833] This is my German Shepherd / Border Collie Mix rescued puppy out at the park picking up and throwing away trash. Once we are done, he gets to go for a swim to cool off. Of course, he doesn’t just swim, he leaps for his ball and flies through the…

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….

Client’s Name: Teresa Dog’s Name: “Buddy” City: Leander, TX 78641 Breed: Purebred Great White Pyrenees Likes: To play and swim. Pet-Peeves: Don’t touch my feet! Favorite Toy: Deer horns. Favorite Treat: Dehydrated chicken. Favorite Walk: Well, sometimes Buddy likes to walk himself if he gets off the property. Best Trick: Sit Arrival Story: Buddy was…

Client’s Name: Stephanie Dog’s Name: “Benji” & “Sammi” City: Austin, TX 78735 Breed: Purebred Yorkshire Terrier Likes: Benji loves a good back massage and belly rube and Sammi loves to play with toys. Pet-Peeves: Sometimes each other if we get too excited. Favorite Toy: Sammi loves his yellow toy. Favorite Treat: Benji likes his cheese…

Our team has clients all the time who ask me if their dog is being aggressive; assume some dominate behavior is “cute”; or think their dog is being aggressive when playing with other dogs when he is not being aggressive and is just playing. Any dog has the potential to be aggressive. Genetics, personality, socialization,…

Client’s Name: Megan Dogs Name: “Sam” City: Austin, TX 78704 Breed: Rescued Lab / Pit Bull Likes: Eviscerating stuffed toys! Pet-Peeves: Squirrels and cats. Favorite Toy: Any toy. Favorite Treat: Roast Chicken! Favorite Walk: None yet. Best Trick: Chasing squirrels and paroling the perimeter of our yard. Arrival Story: We found him running the streets…

Doggone Safe is a non-profit organization dedicated to dog bite prevention through education, and dog bite victim support. Doggone Safe member Troy Pfeifer is making the “Be a Tree” educational programs available in Austin, TX. The “Be a Tree” program is an innovative and interactive dog bite prevention education program aimed at primary grade children….

Client’s Name: Shawn Knox Dogs Name: “Max” City: Austin, TX 78749 Breed: Australian Cattle Dog and Hound Mix rescue Likes: Food, tug of war, being pet. Pet-Peeves: Squirrels, fire, water and cats. Favorite Toy: Tug of war ropes. Favorite Treat: Rawhide! Favorite Walk: Any walk. Best Trick: Sit. Arrival Story: We got him from the…

Check out George’s post from Google Places… “Thank you for helping turn our dog into the AWESOME dog we’ve always wanted him to be. Our dog could NEVER be off-leash for a moment without turning into a wild sprinting cheetah. We did a Board & Train/Jumpstart program with Sit Means Sit. Within days of picking…

Client’s Name: Kat Johnson Dogs Name: “Tank” City: Austin, TX 78728 Breed: Pitbull / Rottweiler Mix Likes: Treats, sleeping on the big bed, fetch, his mama :-). Pet-Peeves: Cats trying to catch his tail. Squirrels! Favorite Toy: Any ball, including soccer balls. Favorite Treat: Anything! Favorite Walk: Best Trick: He can balance anything (soccer balls,…

Client’s Name: Dave & Jean Kennedy Dogs Name: “Dixie” City: Austin, TX 78750 Breed: Lab / Terrier Mix Likes: To squeak toys, shake stuffed animals, squirrels. Pet-Peeves: Doesn’t like to be squirted with water. Favorite Toy: Defluffed squirrel – likes to shake it back and forth. Favorite Treat: Greenies cut in bite size. Favorite Walk:…

Taken from Abel Lomas’ post on Facebook… “I am so excited to have found Sit Means Sit Austin! Troy and Shelly are AWESOME and they have helped make a huge difference in the behavior of our crazy dog! Let me tell you about it… Crazy Dog – Before Eva, our 1 1/2 year old, 85…

Client’s Name: Judy Badgett Dogs Name: “Newman” City: Round Rock, TX 78665 Breed: Purebred Rescued Boxer Likes: Treats and squeaky toys. Pet-Peeves: The annoying, noisy dog at the corner. Newman has to bark at him to tell him to be quiet. Favorite Toy: Stuffed kitty that makes sounds. Favorite Treat: Pet Botanics Favorite Walk: Anywhere!…

Client’s Name: Johnny Crain Dogs Name: “Blue” City: Austin, TX 78703 Breed: Purebred Blue Heeler Likes: Likes to go to “work” with Johnny. There he gets to play all day! He also likes to get on the couch when we are not looking. Pet-Peeves: Folded newspaper. Favorite Toy: Empty plastic water bottle. Favorite Treat: Pork…

Client’s Name: Lina Echeverri & Carolina Botero Dogs Name: “Lola” City: Round Rock, TX 78664 Breed: Purebred Black Lab Likes: Lola like just about everything and everybody. She loves people, food, ice and of course to play! Pet-Peeves: If Lola love everyone and everything how can she have a pet peeve – well, maybe when…

austin@sitmeanssit.com | tel: 512.942.RUFF [7833] 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…

Client’s Name: Art & Susan Canizales Dogs Name: “Charlie” & “Elka” City: Austin, TX 78730 Breed: German Shepherd Dog Likes: Long Walks Pet-Peeves: People and animals at the fence. Favorite Toy: Chuck-It Favorite Treat: Cookies Favorite Walk: Green belt. Best Trick: High Five | Playing Dead Arrival Story: Elka’s previous owner was a college student…

In this video you get to see my board and train Blue Heeler Mix “Max” spend some time off leash around distractions. He has only been training for about 4 days at this point, but he is really getting the hang of it. Before, he could not be off leash because he would not return…

Client’s Name: Abel Lomas Dogs Name: “Eva” City: Austin, TX 78660 Breed: Lab / Boxer / Pit Bull Mix Likes: Tug, Fetch and lots of love! Pet-Peeves: Aggressive with other dogs and hard to walk. Favorite Toy: Tug Rope Favorite Treat: All Favorite Walk: The longer the better! Best Trick: KidJumpz.com – Jump. Arrival Story:…

Client’s Name: Nancy Miller Dogs Name: “Chester” & “Max” City: Austin, TX 78750 Breed: Australian Shepherd – Purebred Likes: To play fetch, ball, lots of love! Pet-Peeves: Dog next door. Favorite Toy: Ball Favorite Treat: Doggie cookies Favorite Walk: Working on it. Best Trick: Flying through the air catching a ball. Arrival Story: Had them…

Client’s Name: Dylan Dogs Name: “Bear” City: Austin, TX 78738 Breed: Rottweiler Likes: Walks, playing tug of war, balls – playtime! Pet-Peeves: Seems like I don’t like anything I can get my paws on because I am destructive and even mark sometimes. Favorite Toy: Squeaky toys & white socks Favorite Treat: Cookie – peanut butter…

austin@sitmeanssit.com | tel: 512.942.RUFF [7833] 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…

Client’s Name: Corey Pew Dogs Name: “Cam” City: Austin, TX 78721 Breed: German Shepherd something (Collie?) Mix Likes: Tug-a-war, chocolate cake, belly rubs. Pet-Peeves: Sitting Still Favorite Toy: Rope Favorite Treat: Bullies Favorite Walk: Best Trick: looking cute, “over”. Arrival Story: Cam was a “crazy cat” when we first met her. We loved her energy…