Decades ago, my grandfather was the pharmacist at a downtown Rexall Drug store, but his heart lay in the outdoors. He was well known as an avid fly fisherman, and also helped to establish the first duck hunting club in Utah; the Utah Duck Club. His true passion, however, was in training hunting dogs, a passion that was handed down to me. I mostly train bird … [Read more...]
Introducing A New Puppy to an Older Dog
Your dog may be your best friend, but how do you make sure a new household puppy becomes your best friend’s best friend? “Introducing a puppy to an older dog can be a good idea,” says Dan Kierstead from Wasatch Mountain Cane Corsos. “If the older dog has the temperament and does not seem bothered, this could be great for the puppy because dogs adopt behaviors, so the older do … [Read more...]
Nephi Cattle Dogs
Some pampered dogs live life in the lap of luxury carried from place to place in the handbags of Hollywood celebrities. Other dogs work for a living. Such is the case for the Border Collies who work at the Jackson Ranch in Nephi, Utah. Jade Jackson has been ranching “his whole life.” He grew up working on the ranch in Nephi with his dad, Dale Jackson. Jackson Ranch is a cat … [Read more...]
Early Training Leads to Happy Dogs and Happy Humans
Humane Society or local shelters are abandoned for either biting or improper house training,” said Jamie Flanders of Calling All Dogs. So how do you best train your dog? The easy thing to do is to yell at your dog every time it poops or pees in the wrong spot and hope that eventually it figures it out. But according to Jamie, who is a positive reinforcement trainer at Calling A … [Read more...]