Understanding Puppy Development: A Guide for Puppy Parents
Struggling with a new puppy is stressful. Here’s what you need to do at home with your puppy, and avoid these mistakes.
Dog Training Tips
Dog training tips from Shelly Haines, owner of Fetch Worthy – Dog training services in Austin.
Should My Puppy Go to Board and Train?
Should I Take My Puppy to a Board and Train? An Expert Perspective from Shelly Haines, VSA-CDT, FFCP. Owner & Trainer, Fetch Worthy Dog Training LLC | Austin, Texas As a force-free puppy training and socialization expert, I’m often asked about board-and-train programs. Are they right for your puppy? Should you send your puppy away for training? Here’s what every …
Reasons Why Puppy Parents Can Struggle
Struggling with a new puppy is stressful. Here’s what you need to do at home with your puppy, and avoid these mistakes.
Magic Mat Dog Training Teaches Your Puppy to Settle Calmly
Puppy won’t settle and is a busy body? Learn how to use the magic mat to teach your puppy to be calm.
Best Things to Teach Your Puppy
New puppies are a lot of fun but can also be overwhelming. Learn Certified Dog Trainer Shelly Haines‘ Top 5 things to teach your puppy. Start training your puppy right away The sooner you start training your dog, the better the results. Before we introduce the most important puppy training concepts, knowing what to avoid doing will save you an …
Classes for the Canine Good Citizen Test
UPDATED: 6/26/2025 Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Preparation Course Current Students Welcome to Enroll: All Dogs Must have Taken Classes with us or Private sessions before class. The deadline to register is August 1st. September 13 – October 18, 2025 – Saturday Mornings – 5 classes + 1 testing day – $300 All dog teams MUST be approved: https://fetchworthy.as.me/CGCFALL2025WAITLIST The Gold …
How Often Do I Train My Dog?
You should train your dog at least 2 times a week. Your dog is the learner, and you are the teacher. Based on our experience and the industry standards – training your dog 2-3 times a week is the best frequency for formal dog training sessions. Ritual training for daily routines is the best for boundaries, impulse control, foundational skills, …
What’s The First Step in Training?
The first step in changing your dog’s behavior. Using Management A dog training plan has immediate solutions that will prevent the rehearsal of the “unwanted behavior.” This goal is a critical part of the training plan that clients should follow after their first private lesson. We will always make the safety and emotional well-being of everyone involved at the heart of this plan. The …
Is your dog stressed? What to do.
Our dogs can experience stress and anxiety just like we do. We are used to noticing signs that we are stressed like irritability, tiredness, headaches, etc., and are able to communicate what is wrong with us and take appropriate actions to alleviate it.
Peanut Butter safe for dogs
Xylitol and Oil-Free Peanut Butter that’s Safe for Dogs Buddy Budder, the dog-friendly peanut butter. Better Peanut Butter! Watch a quick video of how I LOVE Bark Bistro’s new peanut budder. We use it for enrichment like to seal a stuffed Kong, as well as to give dogs their medicine. What’s the best part is they have a stress and …