Blog: Around the Academy

Sunset Park Seminars

Yesterday was perfect weather for our weekly Sunset Park training seminars. I’d like to especially congratulate Alice because all of her hard work is clearly paying off. After an unfortunate bounce, Boots’s tennis ball sailed out of the park and into the street. It was a tense situation as Boots ran after the ball, butRead more

Sunset Park Seminars

Recently I was contacted by a group of dog owners in Sunset Park to do a series of group lessons based on the dogs’ behavior in the park. At the top of their list of concerns was working on recalls since the dogs would not come when called once the leash came off. Of course,Read more

Wags & Whiskers Walkathon

You may recall that last year Charleston and I participated in the Wags & Whiskers Walkathon & Pet Fair to benefit the Westchester SPCA. It was a fun event and I met tons of fellow animal professionals and pet owners. The weather was perfect for the walkers and we had a great turnout for theRead more

Metro Sniff Video

You may recall, this summer I shot a dog training video for Metro Sniff. Well, these things take time to put together but Melissa from Metro Sniff has given me the green light to post this first video here. I think it came out really well, I’m very pleased. Look out for my clients BrooksRead more