Bringing a new puppy into your home can be an exciting and rewarding experience. However, without proper training, it can also be a frustrating and stressful time for both you and your furry friend. Puppy training in Denver is a crucial first step in ensuring that your pet grows up to be obedient, sociable, and well-behaved. And there is one name that stands out when it comes to puppy training in the metro area – FetchMasters. Through our Total Dog Program, we offer comprehensive training solutions for puppies and dogs that use positive training techniques to help pet owners build a strong fou ..read more

Did you know that over 48.5 million households in the United States own a dog? However, not all of those dogs are trained as properly as they should be! Training is not just for you to keep you happy as a pet owner; it is also necessary for the safety of the dog. Think about it. If they are not trained, they may run away and not come when you tell them to. There could be a snake, a car, or something else dangerous in their path. That is why improving dog behavior is parallel to improving dog health as well. Ready to learn more about how to go about choosing a dog trainer to improve b ..read more

Did you know that Denver has more dogs than children? That’s right, if you get a puppy in Denver, it’s going to have a lot of opportunities to meet other dogs. Why not set your puppy up for success with socializing dog classes with FetchMasters? Not sure if socializing your puppy is the right choice? Let’s talk about it! Read on to learn all about why socializing a new dog with dog trainers in Denver is so important.  Develops Puppy’s Social Skills Socializing your puppy can help them develop social skills that are essential for living with both humans and other animals (dogs or ..read more

Roughly 50% of all American households own a dog. Dogs aren’t just pets, they’re part of your family. In the same way, you’d support a family member that’s going through a tough time, you need to know how to deal with a pet’s mental health problems. If you notice changes in your pet’s behavior when left alone, they might suffer from separation anxiety. This causes them stress and can lead to them exhibiting undesirable behaviors. Separation anxiety in dogs can be hard to spot if you don’t know what you’re looking for. Keep reading to find out if you should consider hiring d ..read more

Positively training dogs with high prey requires know-how, resources and a properly devised training environment. Without the correct set-up, training can be very haphazard and slow. This is because, once a dog spots a prey animal and reacts, the chance to train positively is pretty much gone. And once the prey animal leaves the scene, finding the next one typically is a matter of chance. At FetchMasters, our approach takes complete control of the training scenario. We control the type of prey animal the dog encounters and the distance between the prey animal and the dog. This is super crucial ..read more

Positive Gun Dog Training is gaining mindshare across the nation, but it is still far from being an acceptable method of training in most gun dog organizations. Dog owners and trainers who explore modern techniques are often met with resistance when attempting to participate in these groups. Can positive dog training methods stand up to the challenges presented in the field? Can clubs peacefully integrate members who don’t agree on methodology? What is the best way to approach these situations as an advocate of positive methods?  Join Thomas Aaron (CPDT-KA), co-owner of FetchMasters ..read more

Dog training can be tricky, and at FetchMasters Dog Training in Denver, we pretty much encounter all of the mistakes that can be made. One of the big dog training traps we see is the creation of unwanted behavior chains. Unwanted behavior chains typically occur when an inexperienced trainer, or a dog owner attempting DIY training, attempt to teach a dog an alternate behavior in order to fix some problem. But in the process of training the dog to perform the alternate behavior, they actually reinforce the unwanted behavior. Yeah, we know … it’s tricky. That’s why Tom and Linda Aaron discuss un ..read more

Dog training in Denver provides a never-ending smorgasbord of problems to solve. Most behavior issues arise from either over-exuberance or fear. However, there is another kind of problem that falls into neither of the above categories: those based on disinterest. You can also listen to the content of this article via The FetchMasters DogCast episode below! Why Dogs May Be Disinterested in Retrieving One of the activities that many dogs enjoy — but some just simply have no interest in — is retrieving (i.e. playing fetch). Being both pet dog trainers and hunting dog trainers, we at FetchMasters ..read more

Do you think you may want to board-and-train your dog? There are a variety of opinions in the dog training community about board-and-train. Sometimes those opinions are based on what training service the dog trainer offers — and whether board-and-train is one of those offerings. Other times, the opinions are based on well thought-out reasoning about the benefits and drawbacks of board-and-train. In this podcast, Thomas Aaron speaks about board-and-train based on deep experience with this offering. He’s run a highly successful dog training business in Denver, Colorado — one that thrived both wi ..read more

Dog training tends to be about solving behavior problems. However a lot of behavior issues could be avoided with early training. In this hybrid pet-dog / gun-dog episode of the FetchMasters DogCast, Denver dog trainers Tom and Linda Aaron take a hybrid discuss some of the benefits of beginning your dog’s training early. Topics covered will include dog socialization and environmental exposures, the development of appropriate boundaries and acceptable behaviors, and the development of impulse control. Enjoy! You also can listen to this podcast on Spotify. Just search for the FetchMasters DogCast ..read more