WOOFS! Dog Training Center
Leaders in dog training, behavior and care in Arlington, VA since 2002
Can Day Training help you and your dog? Our dogs bring us joy and happiness, but they also need a lot of our focus and attention. Wouldn't it be great if someone else could handle the boring, repetitive parts while you get to enjoy all the fun stuff? What …
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If you have taken a WOOFS! class you have probably heard us request that you bring high value food rewards to class. So what's with the obsession with food, you might ask? To begin with, we are positive reinforcement trainers. This means that we use …
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"Now what do you have"!?! Despite the fact that we puppy proofed the house, this comment kept coming out of our mouths. The puppy had yet another item of contraband. A shoe, a sock, a bag of chips. The items just kept coming. It was time to play "Whatcha …
Does your puppy go to his crate at nap time? When visitors arrive? When you need to leave for work, or when it's time for bed? The crate provides a safe, quiet space for your puppy. But does he run into the crate with wild abandon, at …
The Puppy Olympics are almost here! 8 weeks ago, on April 1st 2016, our foster dog Harlie gave birth to 11 tiny puppies. WOOFS! has fostered many pregnant moms and their puppies over the past 13 years, but this time we decided to do something different. We …
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So you have a cute new puppy? Congratulations! But now what? Puppies naturally bite, cry, poop and pee. Then we get them in the house and immediately want them NOT to bite, cry, poop or pee. It’s a pretty tall order for an 8 week old. So here are a few tips …
Congratulations, you've got a new puppy (or a maybe even new adult dog)! Your first training priority will be to teach is "the basics", right? Sit, come, lie down, stay in front of the food bowl? Not so fast! Yes, these are all valuable skills for your new …
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Socialization is the process of positively introducing your puppy to new things so that as they grow into adulthood, they are able to adapt to new situations without fear or anxiety. The most important thing to know is that most puppies are only open to the …
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