Friday, October 2, 2009

Annual Blessing Of the Animals In Long Beach



The 8th Annual Interfaith Blessing of the Animals in Long Beach is being presented by Haute Dogs, and will take place this Saturday (tomorrow), October 3, 2009 at Marine Stadium at noon (sorry for the short notice, just found out about it myself). Traditionally the blessing is a Catholic celebration, The Catholic Home: Celebrations and Traditions for Holidays, Feast Days, and Every Day but has expanded to include many spiritual backgrounds. So if you'd like to include your pup in your spiritual practices, The Sacred Way: Spiritual Practices for Everyday Life (Emergent Ys, No. 25) head on over, and bring your other animals too! There will be other events going on starting at 10 a.m. as well:
  • 10 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. - Pet Adoptions & Vendor Fair
  • 11 a.m. - Ugly Dog & Cute Dog Contest
  • 12 p.m. - Blessing
  • 1 p.m. - Chihuahua Beauty Contest Chihuahuas For Dummies
You can find free parking when you enter the lot off Nieto Ave.



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Thursday, September 24, 2009

Get Up To 8% Cash Back On PetMeds Purchases!

If you are already taking advantage of the low prices and online convenience offered by Pet Meds (one of America's largest online pet pharmacies), when shopping for your pup's health care needs, you may be interested to know how you can regularly save even more money on your pet care The ASPCA Complete Guide to Pet Care (Reference) and medication purchases with them! Rascal the Demo Dog, although always a pup to me, is over 13 years old, and requires some prescription supplements and medication to keep her going strong. I did some price comparisons on her products, and found the regular prices at PetMeds are substantially lower than through my vet, and so they are definitely worth looking into for deep savings on pet prescriptions and other pet care needs. And now you can additionally get up to 8% cash back on all purchases (yes, even sale items) by shopping with them online through shopYTB, as well as receive free shipping on orders over $39. So if these savings appeal to you, sign up for your free shopYTB account at Aralake Travel to start getting your cash back checks when shopping for your pup's health care needs online (yes, it is a travel site, but offers a lot more than just travel through the shopYTB portal, in case you got confused and expected to find a dog-related site!). You can find the shopYTB link in the top right hand section of the home page (you may need to wait a few seconds until the box scrolls into view).

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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Aralake Dog Training Website Is Up!

At long last, Rascal and I are proud to announce that our Aralake Dog Training website is finally complete and is now live! Although positive reinforcement dog training is still our main focus, you'll find that we now also offer additional services that may complement your dog training needs, such as dog walking, pet sitting (yes, even for non-canine pets!), a facebook page so that you can have an interactive experience with us and other clients, "Dog Talk", our free blogtalkradio show where you can call in to have your dog training questions answered, and video demonstrations of the commands we teach. Check it all out at www.AralakeDogTraining.com!

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Sunday, October 26, 2008

Halloween Sale at Centinela Feed!

Whether you're looking for dog training supplies, a great range of natural pet foods and treats, some fun pet toys, or any other pet supplies, you can get them at 15% off October 31st through November 2nd at the Long Beach Centinela Feed & Pet Supplies store! I'm sure they are probably running the sale at the other locations as well, but you may want to call just to verify. They are also having a Halloween Pet Costume Contest Jack Sparrow Halloween Pet Costume, Medium, 12-17 lbs on Saturday, November 1 from 1:00pm - 1:30pm. The winner will receive a $50 giftcard, so it might be worthwhile to dress that pooch up a little for the potential reward!

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Friday, September 19, 2008

Welcome To Aralake Dog Training!

Welcome to Instant Dog Obedience by Aralake Dog Training - The Official Blog! Here you will find ongoing information on dog training in general, dog-related topics, as well as what's new here at Aralake Dog Training.

We have recently moved from the South Bay area of Los Angeles to Long Beach, California, and are once again accepting private dog training clients. If you are interested in setting up a training program for your puppy or dog, or are a former client in need of some refresher "tune-ups" please contact us for a free consultation. We do plan to start offering group classes once again in the near future, but are still looking for a facility.

The mission of Aralake Dog Training is to cultivate a quality lifelong relationship between dog and owner by enabling each owner to communicate effectively with his/her dog using positive reinforcement dog training methods. We have found that positive reinforcement yields the most favorable and consistent results from a dog, and fosters an attitude in the dog of being willing to please, as opposed to a relationship based on fear of punishment, which is a common theme in other types of training methods, such as compulsion training, where the dog is physically forced into positions. We also emphasize the need for the owner to be in tune with the dog's natural communication system, and teach proper use of body language (such as hand signals) and voice tone to communicate with the dog, with verbal commands being secondary and only to complement hand and body language signals.

If you are eager to start learning about and using these positive reinforcement training techniques with your four-legged family member, get in touch to set up your free consultation today! Thanks for visiting, and we look forward to seeing you and your pooch in class soon!


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