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WELCOME TO PAWS N PLAY

Paws N Play dog training provides private in-home  dog training, obedience dog training and agility training that is not only fun, but also teaches your dog to have good manners! A variety of tools and techniques are used that improves the bond and promotes mutual respect between you and your dog. Techniques include positive reinforcement training such as clicker training or treat based training, as well as classical conditioning, and many others! Michelle Jackson, owner and trainer has over 14 years of experience specializing in reactive dogs, resolving a variety of problem behaviors, teaching obedience and agility.

Group Dog Obedience Training
In Home Private Training

Private one on one dog training in your home. Certified trainer works with you identifying the specific behavioral problems to be addressed and creates a custom training program for you, your family, and your dog.

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Dog Obedience Training

Paws N Play provides variety of Obedience dog training classes addressing a dog’s needs throughout their life including puppy classes, good manners classes, or workshops to work on specific problem behaviors.

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Dog Agility Training

Beginner, Intermediate, and Advance Agility classes are offered focusing on ensuring you and your dog have fun, get exercise, and build confidence!
Some of the obstacles you and your dog will learn include Table, A-frame, Jumps, Teeter, Tunnel, Chute, Dog Walk & and many more!

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Paws N Play, LLC offers a clean and refreshing indoor training area with a rubber non-slip floor to ensure dogs remain safe during agility and obedience training classes.

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Kane

ACL (Acute Cruciate Ligament) Injury – Kane’s Journey

For those of you who know my dog Kane, no introduction is needed.  But for those of you who have not met Kane, let me tell you a few things about him.  He is a large American Staffordshire Terrier/American Bull Dog mix, who at first look, many people think he is scary, he is not! …

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Fun Games… Serious Skills

Who says you can’t have fun while training your dog!   Here are 4 games that you can play with your dog and practice his obedience skills all at the same time!

HIDE AND SEEK

2 people method:  Have one player, Jane, hold the dog while the other person, John, goes and hides.  The first few …

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Fixing Come When Called Dog Training Problems

Dog Training – Resolving Come When Called Problems

Come When Called Does your dog come to you when you call him every time?  Even when he is chasing squirrels?  If you answered “No” , don’t worry,  here are some dog training tips for the Come When Called command that you can do to get back …

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What does it mean to SPOIL A DOG?

This is one of my favorite articles that I had to share with all of you!

By Karla Gardner Hamlin, B.S. RVT.  Published in Off Leash, March/April 2003

The literature is full of it.  The breed books warn against it.  Spoiling a dog is cautioned against as it is said to cause behavior problems in …

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Teaching a dog a cue

Markers, Cues, Release Words – Fundamentals of Dog Training

When training your dog, it is most important to understand the difference between Markers, Cues, and  release words.  As you dog’s leader and trainer, you must also use each of these correctly and consistently.

Cues:

Most people refer to cues as  commands.  Example of cues are words that indicate that your dog should take action, …

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12 Steps to Successfully Training Your Dog!

When working with your dog, training mistakes are common, but easy to avoid if you know what you are doing.

1.  DON’T PUNISH – Physical punishment significantly hinders the learning process.  Stay calm, don’t yell or get frustrated if your dog doesn’t do the command immediately!  User your reward and negative markers to shape your …

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Calm Relaxed Dog Nose Greeting

Calm Dog Greetings

One of the most common complaints I get from dog owners is that they think their dog is “aggressive” on leash towards other dogs.   Usually this this is due to the fact that the owners have unknowingly put their dogs in situation after situation, where their dog or the other dog is either too excited …

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Loose Leash Walking – A Refresher

The weather is finally getting warmer!  You and Fido have serious cabin fever and you are ready to get out side and start walking in the fresh air and soak in the sun!   The problem is everyone has the same idea!  So as you and Fido are getting out there for the first time since …

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Dog catching treat

Dog Games that Reinforce Obedience Commands

Dog training doesn’t need to be all about hard work.  It is proven that dogs learn faster when your training sessions are short, 10-15 minutes a couple times a day.  Repetition is the key for all the things you teach your dog.   Below are a couple of games that you can play with your dog …

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What’s in a “Good” Dog Food?

Many things contribute to your dog’s overall health — genetics, amount of exercise, and NUTRITION.  What you feed your dog has a significant impact on your dog’s health.  So when you buy your dog’s dog food, do you know what is in it?   If not, you SHOULD.  You can do this by reading the ingredients …

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ACL (Acute Cruciate Ligament) Injury – Kane’s JourneyFun Games… Serious SkillsFixing Come When Called Dog Training ProblemsWhat does it mean to SPOIL A DOG?Markers, Cues, Release Words – Fundamentals of Dog Training12 Steps to Successfully Training Your Dog!Calm Dog GreetingsLoose Leash Walking – A RefresherDog Games that Reinforce Obedience CommandsWhat’s in a “Good” Dog Food?