Potty training is one of those things that takes supervision and diligence whether your dog is 8 weeks or 18 months old. The earlier you start the easier this project can be. A dog that has developed some bad habits or comes from a place of rescue or purchased from a dog store usually requires some extra diligence in training.

This is the case with Charlie, a 9 month old female Peekapoo who was purchased from a pet store at 6 months old. She had been returned once most likely due to the first owners not being able to get a grasp on something like house breaking or potty training. Sad really, since she is the sweetest happy little puppy who just needs some training to bring her best behavior out.

Charlie’s new owners decided it best to get her into a dog training camp so they could ensure potty training success for their new puppy. Choosing K9 Coach San Diego & Temecula came down to the fact that she would be trained in a home situation with one or two other training partners. The difference; full time attention and the commitment to success.

The challenge for a dog like Charlie is she lived in a small area indoors all the time. She learned to go potty where she lived. Changing that picture takes some serious supervision. Most dog owners don’t understand how dogs think and learn and training a puppy like this who sees going inside as the only real option need to understand that re-training will mean showing your dog where to go outside.

Indoor potty pads have become a new craze with small dog owners. Dog trainers for the most part cringe as it makes it very difficult for a puppy to understand why they shouldn’t be picking there restroom to be inside the house.

The key to potty training is supervision, supervision, and more supervision. If you do have a puppy or dog purchased at a pet store or who has spent a lot of time in rescue at a kennel, plan on finding the perfect outdoor potty spot and training your dog to go to that.

K9 Coach offers exclusive dog training camps in San Diego & Temecula, as well as private lessons and online training programs for those who want to train their dog at home.

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Compared to many places in the country, San Diego is quite dog friendly. The weather allows people to be out year round, but during the summer with the sun staying up late into evening an outing with the dog is on the agenda for many San Diegans.

Restaurants are among many of the dog friendly places in San Diego. A key to great dog training is to expose your dog to many as new places as you can. If going out to eat is one of those things you like to do with either family or friends, the opportunity to bring the dog is prevalent here in San Diego.

Check out this link for a few new restaurants you and your dog are welcome to frequent.

San Diego Dog Friendly Restaurants

Look for more dog friendly lists as the summer progresses from K9 Coach providing Dog Training Boot Camps, Private Dog Training Lessons, and Online Dog Training Programs in San Diego and Temecula, CA.

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Don’t forget this weekend the most dog friendly San Diego event of the summer.

Wags for Wishes is an event made up of the coolest new dog toys, leashes, and dog training products available. And your dog can shop with you. Watch agility, flyball, disc dogs as well as feel free to participate in things like Rallo-O and Luring.

Its going on July 10, 11 & 12. Find out all the details here: Wags For Wishes

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San Diego Dog and Puppy Summer Camps

From San Diego Dog Training

Yet another dog friendly venue in the San Diego area; the 2009 Wags for Wishes is set to start July 10-12, 2009. This is an event you can bring your dog to watch or participate in events like Field Luring, Splash Dogs, Canine Good Citizen, Rally-O and Freestyle. Agility, Flyball and Disc Dogs and many more dog sport enthusiast events as well as cool dog stuff to buy, dog adoptions and much more will interest any dog lover.

For when, where and how much (it’s free!) click this link: Wags for Wishes 2009

Get out and have some fun with your dog. A well trained dog needs exposure to all sorts of urban events. It just gets better.

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The 4th of July is always a fun holiday for Americans. Its usually one of those holidays that involves outdoors, food, friends, and a grand finale of fireworks to end the day. All would be very well for the dog, one of our most trusted family members, except for the finale. Most dogs would really rather skip the fireworks.

With good reason. Dogs hear things 10 times louder than we do. Imagine how comfortable that would be on your ears. Fireworks happen once a year for the most part and dogs are not exposed enough to feel comfortable. Many dogs have a huge fear of fireworks to the point serious anxiety replaces the normal happy wag of every other day.

Whether your dog has anxiety or not, here are recommendations so your dog has a comfortable happy 4th July. Click to read a must-know guide for your dog:

Fireworks, Your Dog & the 4th of July

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