Four Legged Scholars – Dog Trainers – Salt Lake City Do you feel stressed because training seems to take so long? This is a common thought and stress. We want to help you make the training process as fast and fun as possible. Many dog trainers (Salt Lake City) will not tell you about the factors that affect your success rate in training your dog. We wanted to share this with you because we want you to reach your goals and have fun reaching them. Your Rate of Success Depends on the Following: 1.) How often you train your dog with the homework you need to complete for the commands you want to train. If you practice a few times a week, your progress will probably be much slower […]

Four Legged Scholars LLC – Obedience – Salt Lake City Are you struggling with getting your dog to listen? Has someone mentioned about using a clicker, and are you hesitant to do so? We understand. Once you realize that clicker training does work and that certain myths are not true, you may be more likely to use it when training obedience. Salt Lake City is where we are located so we can help you if needed. Here are the 4 top myths: 1.) You always have to have the clicker on you to train obedience. Salt Lake City owners will be relieved to know that this isn’t true. You can train your dog without the clicker if you misplace it. The clicker just speeds up the learning process because it […]

Four Legged Scholars LLC – Obedience Salt Lake City Are you stressed because your dog has a mind of his own? Do you wish that your dog would just listen to you all of the time? We understand this need. Let’s create peace of mind now and get your dog to listen more often. As humans, we tend to believe that once our dog knows a command, he will perform the command in any environment, with any distraction, during anytime of the day! The truth is your dog probably will not listen to a command that he knows well when he is distracted unless he was trained to listen to this same command when he is distracted. Many of my clients believe that training is too simple when creating obedience. […]

Four Legged Scholars LLC – Dog Trainers – Salt Lake City We know how fun it can be to feed your dog a variety of foods especially for treats. There are human foods that are toxic to your dog, and you will want to avoid them. 1.) Avacado 2.) Grapes 3.) Onions 4.) Excess Garlic 5.) Xylitol 6.) Chocolate With Halloween around the corner, treats will everywhere, and you will want to make sure that you don’t give your dog any of the above food items. As dog trainers (Salt Lake City), we want to make sure that your dogs are kept happy and healthy. Johanna Teresi, Salt Lake City Dog Trainer, Four Legged Scholars LLC, Dog Trainers Salt Lake City Contact us and tell us about your dog

Four Legged Scholars LLC – Salt Lake City Dog Training Tom and Christy came to us with their dog Floki, a Korean Jindo. Floki was very scared. As a result, they weren’t able to take him for a walk because he didn’t want to be touched. Floki came from a Korean farm where he was abused. The owners were very dedicated to help Floki, as a result, they purchased twelve sessions to do Salt Lake City dog training with us. Alyssa, our trainer partner with Four Legged Scholars LLC, spent much time helping Floki gain trust with his new family. Because his fear was high the approximations of getting his collar on were slow but always predicted something positive with treats. As a result, the owner learned how to interact […]

Four Legged Scholars LLC – Salt Lake City Dog Trainer Are you struggling with raising your baby and dog together? You are not alone and we want it be easy for you. Here are some tips to keep peace in your home with your baby and dog in Salt Lake City. Dog Trainer, Johanna Teresi had many issues with her baby and dog. My dog didn’t like children and I wasn’t planning on having a child. So when I got pregnant my whole world changed. I wasn’t going to get rid of my dog because he was my son as my baby was my daughter. 1.) Keep things positive between your baby and your dog. It is a great idea to give your dog plenty of treats around your baby. […]

Four Legged Scholars LLC – Puppy Training – Salt Lake City Are you struggling with getting your puppy listen to you? This is a common problem because puppies definitely have a mind of their own. We understand the stress. Let’s help get your puppy to listen now. I wanted to share with you a secret that most dog trainers don’t talk about. I have noticed a common pattern throughout the years of puppy training (Salt Lake City). I am at the owner’s house. Their puppy doesn’t listen and the owner usually does one of two things a.) hesitates which looks like a freeze. b.) or yells and becomes more intense. Both reactions don’t usually result in a puppy that listens. In fact, the owners generally get more frustrated. There is […]

Four Legged Scholars LLC – Dog Training – Salt Lake City Alyssa Roth called me about her dog, Linus, a Papillon. Linus had a huge problem that was causing health issues for him and resulted into vet appointments and treatment. When Alyssa was walking Linus near water he wanted to constantly consume water until he got sick.  When Linus consumes too much water, his potassium and electrolytes get low. His blood thins and he becomes dehydrated. This was also a huge problem at Dog Mode, the daycare, that Linus attended. They had a pool outside for the dogs to play in and she was worried about Linus getting sick at daycare and on walks. As a result she decided to do invest in dog training. Salt Lake City is where […]