It’s time to test.

I’ve been instructing nose work for over ten years now, and dog sports for a lot longer.  In this time, I’ve gone from telling students “You got this, you’re gonna pass!” to “It’s time to test.” The longer I do this the more I learn that there are far too many...

House Training

I feel bad for people living in an open plan house. I mean it must be great for kids to run around AND you’re not bumping into everything. However, if you get a puppy, it’s an uphill battle on the house training. Just because your puppy happens to pee on...

Puppies are HARD!

Puppies are hard… Really hard!  Scramble joined the Kudos family on last Thursday. She’s a 10 week old Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever. Trying to standardize training cues throughout the family and friends will be an uphill battle. Thankfully most...

Letter to Scramble

Dearest Scramble, About six months ago I had to say goodbye to our Mom. She’s been hurting a lot since then but once she heard about you, I saw that she was filled with joy again.  You might hear talk about this Malinois, larger than life, that changed your...

On the clock for 15 years…

Copper, our busy senior Malinois, was not an easy puppy.  Few Malinois are.  If you’re a first-time puppy owner and for some reason think that it’s a good idea to get a Malinois, go and get yourself checked in.  Few people are qualified to take on this...