Bringing home a puppy can feel like brining home a newborn. You did all of the research, but what now? Laura is a breeder who sends puppies across the nation, uniting people with quality puppies. Though great puppies, they are just that, puppies. When buying a puppy, you need support! From crate training, to doggy doors you will find it here in this episode. See available puppies, Herriman Hills Doodles: https://www.herrimanhillsdoodles.com Got more questions? We'd love to talk to you. Click the link below to get on a phone call with us. https://cornerstonedog.com/consult⁠ Cornerstone Dog Tra ..read more

"Come and Be, Go and Become" Is something that Jason invited his students to do every day. To be present, to focus and be, then go out and become. This invitation hasn't changed. To dogs and especially to their families, we invite you to come and be, then go and become. Around here, we do things a little differently. We don't want to simply teach your dog commands. Commands that when it gets crazy they can't remember, but we want to teach them how to become the best canine companion they can be. In this episode Jason talks about why becoming is important, and how struggle is a part of that bec ..read more

Jason *literally* crawls out of bed. There is no dread for the day that approaches, it is actually for the habit he is creating. First thing he does when he wakes up is study. It is a long time habit, and one that he loves. Recently he has had some trouble with his planter fasciitis (pain in his feet) and really should stretch first thing, but had a hard time making the habit. So instead of immediately putting pressure on his feet, he crawls out of bed to his desk and studies while he stretches. He is using crawling as a cue to start his day by stretching. We use cue's constant ..read more

“…My mind was blown at just how easy it was and how much it really changed our lives. How great it was to have a solid night of sleep." Being the mom of 7, now 8 kids, I had never looked into sleep training because our kids had done, well, fine. It wasn’t a huge deal. Until I dug a little deeper and realized I could get that extra sleep, faster. It got me thinking about all the puppies and all the dogs that we have had come through and we’ve tried so many things and we figured out a lot of it just by the sheer amount of working with so many dogs coming through our home. I thought if I as a mom ..read more

This episode is all about moving forward through tough times. Just keep going ..read more

This episode teaches the founding principal and beginning steps to agility training. This is 2/4 series for training games that are super beneficial for our relationship with our dogs ..read more

In this episode we discuss one way to help your dog use their nose to get in touch with their natural ancestry. This is 1/4 series for training games that are super beneficial for our relationship with our dogs ..read more

In this episode we talk about avoiding separation anxiety before it starts. We’ll talk about a few things you can do to help your puppy have a healthy connection to the world ..read more

Talking with the amazing and greatly loved veterinarian, Dr. Joe. We discuss parvovirus and other puppy health topics. It was great talking with him! This was recorded during lunchtime at his veterinarian clinic so I need to apologize for the extra sounds such as dogs barking, squeaky chairs, and a couple of interruptions that needed to be edited out ..read more

In this episode I talk about my first wrestling match in high school and how fear and doubt can impact our puppy training ..read more