Pat Nolan

Puppy Training, a Positive Introduction to Basic Obedience Exercises

Learning How to Learn Pups are learning all the time and there is no reason to wait for them "to grow up" before you begin training. You can start your pup's first lessons at seven weeks. Doing some early training will turn on circuits in his brain that will make all later training easier. The goal for this puppy work is not that the pup learns the individual exercises, nor is it... (posted by Pat Nolan 6 years 19 days ago.)

Teach Your Pup to Swim for Fun and Exercise

Introduction to the Water Whether your pup is headed to the duck blind or you just want to teach him to swim for fun and exercise the techniques are the same. Dogs are land mammals and are not born knowing how to swim. Occasionally a young dog will wade right in and go, but most need a gentle introduction and some encouragement to swim. (posted by Pat Nolan 6 years 19 days ago.)