Bark & Swagger dog parents are stylish, and there’s nothing more fashionable than having a well-behaved dog!  This week’s Tuesdays with Justin looks at a really helpful tool to have in our dog training at home arsenal: redirection. When our dogs are doing anything we don’t want, knowing how to properly redirect them is key…and works well, with practice. So, grab your favorite beverage, get comfortable and dig into it. And, don’t forget our weekly giveaway. Each week a lucky winner will receive a copy of Justin Silver & David Donnenfeld’s new book, The Language of Dogs, chock full of… [Continue Reading]

Me & my bright-eyed girl!   Do you have a therapy dog? Yesterday, I took Sophie for her annual free eye exam. She’s a Therapy Dog, and the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) offers a free National Service Animal Eye Exam. Last year in New York, we just moseyed into Blue Pearl Veterinary Hospital, waited our turn and had our exam. But this year in Florida, it was a whole to do! It’s National Therapy Animal Day and I’m celebrating my girl!     We arrived to see Dr. Robert Swinger at the VCA Animal… [Continue Reading]

  Welcome back to Tuesdays with Justin; Dog Training at Home, Bark & Swagger’s 10-week series with training guru, author and television celebrity, Justin Silver. Justin is tackling the most common issues each week, infused with his own philosophy. He helped us so much, as well as countless others (over 500 dogs trained, thus far), so take notes! 🙂 And each week, we’ll be giving away a copy of Justin and training partner, Dave Donnenfeld’s new book, The Language of Dogs. It’s a great read, chock full of solid, easy to understand training tips, advice, lessons, training tools and more.… [Continue Reading]

Did I hear a bell? Justin’s dog, Pacino, running for the door. Welcome back for Week 2 of Tuesdays with Justin, a dog training series from CBS-TV’s Dogs in the City star, Justin Silver. Justin helped us so much with our rescue, Jasper, that I wanted to share his philosophy and help other dog parents overcome frustrating issues. Justin and his partner, Dave Donnenfeld, also have a new book out, The Language of Dogs. I reviewed it in an earlier post (link at the bottom of this one). Each Tuesday, we’ll be giving away one copy to… [Continue Reading]

    Do you have a dog training challenge you just can’t solve? We’ve all been there. So, when I got to know celebrity dog trainer, Justin Silver, learned his philosophy and saw how he helped us with Jasper, I wanted to share! Most of us want to learn dog training at home. Classes can be expensive and we’re at the mercy of what other dogs are in the class and how much time the instructor can spend with us. This series will break it all down. We’ve identified ten of the most common dog training problems. Justin and his partner,… [Continue Reading]

Anyone remember the best-selling memoir, Tuesdays with Morrie?  It recounts sports columnist, Mitch Albom’s, weekly visits with his 78-year-old sociology professor, Morrie Schwartz, who was dying from ALS, and the life lessons gleaned from their candid conversations. Today, Bark & Swagger is kicking off its own Tuesday series, containing great lessons on how to be the best dog parents we can. We’re tackling the Top 10 most common dog training problems as identified by TV celebrity trainer and dog guru, Justin Silver and his partner, Dave Donnenfeld, from the more than 500 dogs they’ve trained. Each week, Justin will tackle one training issue, explain… [Continue Reading]

Affiliate Links     In yesterday’s post, you learned about dog trainer, Justin Silver (if you didn’t already know him from his CBS Television show, Dogs in the City), and you’ve discovered his and partner, David Donnenfeld’s, new book, The Language of Dogs, a home training manual utilizing Justin’s philosophy. Now, here are some of his favorite training tools we can use with our dogs to help us achieve great results. As Silver says, if the right energy isn’t there or if the pet parent doesn’t work his training tips, we can’t expect the tools… [Continue Reading]

Affiliate Links       Call me crazy, but some of the best training advice I’ve received are these three simple words: Keep it fluffy. That’s how dog trainer, Justin Silver, puts it when he talks about the energy we communicate to our dogs. The CBS-TV Dogs in the City star sat down with me recently to talk about how our dogs think and learn, topics he covers in his new book with David Donnenfeld, The Language of Dogs. What follows is how Justin helped us and his top dog training tips.   How Justin Helped Jasper Get… [Continue Reading]