Smarty Paws Canine Coaching

Silvio Rodriquez of SilvioR Photography has some beautiful videos of many agility runs from the last Agility Trial in Pahrump.

They are available for viewing and or saving from his website www.silviorphotography.com or you can find it on our website in our resources listings.

Some of these videos were taken without the photographer knowing the handler or dog, so you may wish to go look, you might be there in action!

Enjoy!

In this issue . . .

• Hi Canine Comrades!
• Living with Dogs - 5 Training Tips for Easier Walks
• These Nose Jobs?
• A World of Dogs - The Hybrid Craze - When Only an Oodle Will Do
• Dogs in Action - Agility
• Healthy Dog - When Pooches Get Pudgy
• Dog in the Spotlight - The Labrador Retriever
• Our Services - At SmartyPaws, our goal is to create a dog that you LOVE to live with.
• Tips & Tools - Wintertime Wisdom
   
• Wet Nose News from SmartyPaws Canine Coaching - November 2008 (.pdf 1.165M)

At Smarty Paws Canine Coaching we are committed to helping you teach your dog what you would like them to know, while making training fun and enjoyable for both of you. We understand that the major reason pets are given up to animal shelters is because of behavior problems. Our training and behavior services help you address the concerns you have about your pet’s behavior so that you never make that trip to an animal shelter.

It’s much more effective and easier for you to prevent behavior problems than it is to correct them. That’s why our puppy classes and basic training classes are so important. In addition to what you learn from us, feel confident in knowing that we trust the behavior information you’ll find at HelpingFido.com and HelpingKitty.com and we encourage you to follow through and purchase the behavior education products we recommend. We would like your dog - and your cat too - to be behaviorally healthy!

As dog trainers, even though we don’t work with cat behavior, we know that many dog owners share their lives with cats as well. Behavior resources for cats are more difficult to come by, and we are thrilled to have found a source for effective, sensible and scientifically based information about cat behavior and problems at HelpingKitty.com. From litterbox problems to destructive behavior helping cats get along with each other and with family members, you’ll find the information you need.

We welcome your feedback on these products and resources. Feel free to contact us and give us a report after you’ve viewed, listened to or read them.

Smarty Paws is now offering conformation Show n Go's.

We’ll have an hour when you can work on stacking and gaiting and have someone with conformation experience go over your dog and run you through patterns. For small dogs we’ll have a table for exams.

With Black Mountain shows coming up now is a good time, whether you have an experienced dog you just want a little brush up time with or a novice that needs exposure to new places and people.

The facility is indoors with good lighting, air conditioning and mirrors to help you work stacking and gaiting.

Show N Go's will start this Thursday evening, August 21st, from 6:30 to 7:30, and run for the next four consecutive Thursday nights.

Cost is $10 per dog/handler for as many run thrus as you can fit in!

If you have any questions, please contact us!

As previously mentioned, we do plan to have open practice times for individuals and small groups.

Open Practice Sessions (training on your own, no instructor)

Active Smartypaws students: $30/hr, up to 5 dog and handler teams. $10 for each additional dog/handler team.

Non-Smartypaws students:  $50/hr, up to 5 dog and handler teams. $10 for each additional dog/handler team.

Practice time available in 1/2 to 1 hr increments.  Please call for times available.(702)396-8501 or email at info@smartypaws.com.



August, September,  and October will have open practice in the agility and ring from 10-1:30 Monday thru Friday.

Also, Fridays from 9 AM until 10PM will be open for agility practice.

The Obedience ring will be scheduled individually at this time. Please contact us for availability.

We hope to be adding additional classes, including breed handling and fun matches, so let us know what you might be interested in.

We are looking forward to sharing our new endeavor with you all!

We are still adding classes, and we do have many available for sign up now.

We have added additional agility classes, so we will have smaller class sizes allowing more individual focus.

We also have Rally Obedience, Clicker Training, Kinderpuppy, Basic Obedience, as well as Competition Obedience.

If there are classes or times you would like to see added, email and let us know!

SMARTYPAWS WILL SOON BE OPENING A NEW INDOOR FACILITY!!

We are very excited to be sharing this great news with all of you. We will be opening our new indoor, climate controlled facility in August of 2008.

We will have many classes, obedience and agility, scheduled throughout the daytime and evening hours. This facility has a separate obedience ring and agility ring, both with padded flooring for our dog's comfort and safety.

Our new classes are available for sign up on our website and additional classes will be added in the upcoming weeks. We will be hosting an Open House before classes begin for you all to come and see the new facility.

As well as training classes, the obedience ring, and the agility ring will be available for individual practice rentals.

Ring availability will be based around our class schedule.

We also plan to host monthly fun matches for obedience, as well as agility.

Stayed tuned for further announcements!