Michael Baugh, CPDT-KA, CDBC Real Dog Training is cool. Don’t get me wrong, some TV trainers are okay. Victoria Stillwell was a real reward-based trainer before she got her own show, and that convertible of hers is pretty darn cool. Rollerblading with bunch of dogs might be cool to some, but it’s not really my […]
Michael Baugh CDBC CPDT-KSA What does it mean when someone says they are a certified dog professional dog trainer? Specifically, what do all those letters after a trainer’s name mean? First, this won’t be a complete list of all the certifications and letters. There are too many. I’m going to focus on the broader question […]
Michael Baugh CDBC CPDT-KSA A trainer friend, Ginger Alpine, said this years ago, and it’s stuck with me. “Training isn’t something we do to our dogs. It’s something we do with them.” I love Ginger’s wisdom. And, I love how clearly and succinctly these two sentences define training as a process in which we and our […]