Blue Bridge Dog Training

06/21/2025

Teaching your dog some basic commands can be useful in many situations. At the end of our walk (with a loose leash), I use a variety of commands (in German) to complete the 2-mile task back to the house: left, hold up, down, wait, this way, here/come.

05/25/2025

Remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

05/13/2025

Have you seen Murphy the Boston Terrier? He is lost and was last seen near Pitts Road and Old Dayton Pike. He is not wearing a collar but is chipped. Please contact me if you know his whereabouts. Thank you.

04/28/2025

Exposing your dog to as many sights, sounds, smells, textures, and distractions is important. Nixie the Therapy-Dog-In-Training gets a low-level exposure to a walker, something she may encounter on a hospital or nursing home visit.

12/25/2024

𝐻𝒶𝓋𝑒 𝒶 𝓋𝑒𝓇𝓎 𝑀𝑒𝓇𝓇𝓎 𝒞𝒽𝓇𝒾𝓈𝓉𝓂𝒶𝓈!

12/22/2024

Just seen in our yard. Do you know this dog?

12/18/2024

Social media is the absolute worst place to attempt having a reasonable discussion about dog training topics (or any topic) where there might be disagreement. In Part 1, I discuss the use of the terms, "pain, fear, and intimidation" in a specific context and how they have been used to advance an agenda.

BEWARE OF "PAIN, FEAR, AND INTIMIDATION" STATEMENTS.

12/15/2024

This is what a 5-star General in herding looks like…
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11/12/2024

ℙ𝕦𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕔 𝕊𝕖𝕣𝕧𝕚𝕔𝕖 𝔸𝕟𝕟𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕔𝕖𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥

Be a responsible dog owner. If you have your dog off-leash in an area not designated as such, here is the off-leash etiquette:

1) Train your dog to listen to you in those environments with distractions such as people and other dogs. If they don't listen or are "pretty good," keep them on a leash.

2) Be courteous to others, with or without dogs. Not all people like dogs, and some dogs don't like other dogs. This can be a very bad situation if a loose dog runs up to another, not so friendly dog.

3) My dogs are not on walks to greet you, greet your dog(s), or play with your dog(s). They are out to get exercise and engage with me. It is disrespectful for you to let your dog do otherwise, and to assume it is or should be OK with me.

That is all.

11/11/2024

Thank you to all who served.

10/05/2024

New and different sights, sounds, surfaces, and smells are all part of a puppy's socialization. A Halloween display at Lowes provides some novel sights and sounds.

09/25/2024

Some insider information on Nixie's RV trips...

We take many RV trips during the year and our dogs go with us. There is no exception for Nixie, the newest member of our travel group. But she is not yet fully vaccinated, so we need to take extra precautions to keep her...