I love videos like this. They always remind me, when I hear trainers, dog experts and such talk in absolute terms of what we know about dogs, what and how dogs are, what one can or can't expect of them.....that we really never know exactly what we can expect from them or how they think!

This is a such a cool video of really great and surprising animal behavior. I love the way you see the dog running down the pier when he sees the dolphin and trotting down the stairs to hurry up and join his buddy! Seem  pretty clear that this is what the dolphin comes here for at this point too.

Mark McCabe, Canine Behaviorist
markmcccabe.com

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D6aAKW-lE4

Have a great time enjoying some dogs working on their problem solving skills!

Mark McCabe, Canine Behaviorist
markmccabe.com

http://on.aol.com/video/cats-stealing-dog-beds-517969967

Meet Mark at BARCStoberfest on October 26th!

He'll be there from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm.  The event is in Patterson Park, Baltimore, MD.

Mark is happy to meet you and your dog, answer any questions, or just chat.  Please stop by!

For more information, visit the following websites: https://www.facebook.com/pages/BARCStoberfest-2013-Ready-Set-Sniff/152219188292631
and
http://baltimoreanimalshelter.org/events/2013/10/26/barcstoberfest-featuring-the-readysetsniff-5k-runwalk

A Great Day at Dogfest 2013

We had a great time at Dogfest 2013 in Reisterstown, MD.  Even Mark's foster dog, Poppy, enjoyed herself...

Come Meet Mark at the Reisterstown Dogfest!

Mark will be at the Reisterstown Dogfest on Saturday.   Feel free to stop by and chat (and bring your dog!).

Details:

Saturday, October 5, 2013
10:00 am - 5:00 pm
{This is a rain or shine event}

Location:
Baltimore Humane Society
1601 Nicodemus Road, Reisterstown, MD 21136

http://www.dogfest.org/

Mark teaching Toby and his owner Dock Diving

Working at the awesome facilities of hogdogproductions.com/ in Millersville, MD Mark's client booked a private session with the facility (really inexpensive to be able to use these great resources in a relaxed, private time). In this session we are really focusing on the handler learning advanced techniques of planning, focus and execution for competitive exercises. Toby is having a great time learning and playing and his mom is doing such a great job of learning to be her own coach and trainer!

 Mark talking with Toby's owner about the principles we just worked on up on the dock. To make the most of each training session it is vital to review, in your own mind or with a training partner, what you just did. What worked well? What needed improvement? Where are you going next with your training plan...you have one, right? If not, you're planning to fail or at the very least taking waaaaaay longer to make the progress you want with your dog and you are probably repeating a lot of mistakes, missing opportunities for advancement and very likely making training far too repetitive for your dog and boring for both of you!

Professional coaching can tremendously speed up your training, make it much more fun for you and your dog and of course help be far more competitive and do so with a positive and playful spirit.

Meet Mark's foster dog!

Meet Poppy, Mark's foster.  You can learn about Poppy and the work Mark is doing with her at her blog, http://adopt-poppy.blogspot.com/