The Dog House NYC Blog
Welcome to the NYC Dog House Blog, where we’ll bring you news, dog care tips,and general information on our services etc.
Your Dog Eats a Dead Animal – Now What?
March 11th, 2010It does sometimes happens in these wild woods of ours in NYC. This past Sunday morning, for example, Winnie the 45-lb standard poodle dug up a dead bird from ankle-deep leaves in the North Woods of Central Park, tormented his mom by parading it around in his mouth, and then ate it. Too early for [...]
This is a sweet story!
March 6th, 2010Mazy’s dad, Chuck, passed this on to me the other day:
An older, tired-looking dog wandered into my yard. I could tell from his collar and well-fed belly that he had a home and was well taken care of.
He calmly came over to me and I gave him a few pats on the head. [...]
New York City Dogs Love Snow!
February 26th, 2010Just for fun
February 17th, 2010Want a smile? Our dog walker Megan sent the following to me. Type any command and see what happens. (Try, for example, sit, down, roll over, sing, dance, fetch, play dead, beg, etc. When you’re all done, type “kiss.” http://www.idodogtricks.com/index_flash.html
Dog training in NYC
February 17th, 2010Another outstanding training option is the Port Chester Obedience Training Club (PCOTC) if you can get to White Plains. So cool! They have classes all day every day, including evenings, M-F. And on weekends they have competitions, conferences or shows. They teach basic and advanced behavior, agility, rally, therapy dog preparation, clicker training – the [...]
Dog Training in NYC
February 17th, 2010Sometimes people ask me to recommend a good trainer for their dog. Usually they want help with a behavior issue. If I am busy and cannot take it on, I always refer them to either Phyllis Couvares at Follow My Lead (www@followmyleadnyc.com) or Elizabeth Brown at Lucky Dog Training (www.luckydogtrainingnyc.com) . Both Phyllis and Elizabeth [...]
Pricing for dog boarding in NYC
February 16th, 2010Yesterday I got a call from someone who needed immediate boarding for his dog. His dog walker had recommended he call us. We were exchanging information and I was ready to book his dog, when he objected to our price, saying: “I know lots of people who board in their homes who charge less than [...]
ClickerExpo
February 11th, 2010I’m just back from my first ClickerExpo and want to report it’s a WOW experience! Organized by Karen Pryor Clicker Training, it was a Friday-Sunday extravaganza of lectures and hands-on workshops from the world’s top practitioners of clicker training. The teaching covered a comprehensive number of topics (behavior, agility, clicking to calm, working with vets, [...]
Heather becomes a Certified Training Partner of the Karen Pryor Academy.
January 25th, 2010The Dog House NYC
proudly announces that
Heather Conley of The Upper West Side
has been named
Certified Training Partners participate in an extensive educational program culminating in a detailed assessment of their technical ability and hands-on skill teaching pet owners and training pet dogs. Successful candidates must complete the program, earn the equivalent of an A on each [...]
Walking an Urban Dog — Part 1
January 6th, 2010Part 1: On the street and in the apartment building
What follows is taken from The Dog House NYC training manual for our dog-walkers. We hope it will help all people walking their dogs in New York City.
Street Behavior – For you and your dog(s)
Safety first!
Make sure the collar is tight enough. It is a great [...]
Walking an Urban Dog — part 2 — Dog Runs
January 5th, 2010Part 2: Dog Runs
What follows is taken from The Dog House NYC training manual for our dog-walkers. We hope it will help all people walking their dogs in New York City.
Dog Run Behavior
Safety Again!
When entering the dog run be careful about closing the gate behind you. At each of the dog runs on the Upper [...]
Walking an Urban Dog — Part 3 — Dog Fights
January 3rd, 2010Part 3: When Fights Break Out in the Dog Run
What follows is taken from The Dog House NYC training manual for our dog-walkers. We hope it will help all people walking their dogs in New York City.
Dog Fights
Though we sometimes forget it, dogs are animals. And much as we may wish it weren’t so, they [...]
