Hello, Fellow Dog Lovers!

Spring is officially here! I'm looking forward to some warmer weather and more time spent outdoors. One of my favorite pieces of advice I give pet parents is to try to do something with your dog each day to give them physical and/or mental stimulation. Go for a walk, play fetch, learn a new trick! The possibilities are endless, especially as nice weather moves in. 

Don't forget that we've just opened up registration to our second Dog Trainer Course that begins soon, so if you want to learn to be a dog trainer, please consider joining us and learning from me live and in person!

In this edition of the Positively Newsletter, you'll find a tribute to a very special dog who recently passed away, training tips about tugging, and more.  

As always, throughout this newsletter you'll find exclusive content and training tips that you won't find anywhere else. Hope you enjoy!

P.S. Don't forget to check out my blog for more articles from me! 

Positively Contributor Bobbie Bhambree discusses tugging and how it can help sport dogs as well as pet dogs.

There are many great articles already written on how to teach tugging, how to keep tug drive, and the benefits of tugging in agility. Rather than repeating what has already been written, I’m going to talk about my experience with my dog, Tricky.

Tricky is a 12 pound terrier mix. She is now 5 years old and has been with me since she was 8 weeks old. Up until Tricky was a year and a half, she had pretty good tug drive. Tricky tugged as a puppy, but she didn’t come with built-in, insane tug drive. I had to build upon it through a variety of games.

If you're in the UK, make sure to tune in to Sky 1 every Sunday at 7pm to catch new episodes of Dogs Might Fly.

Can a dog be trained to fly an airplane? That's the question that a group of training and behavior experts have been working to answer on Dogs Might Fly, a brand new TV series on Sky 1. You'll see Victoria as one of the experts on the show who helps train and guide the dogs through a series of challenges to find out if one of the 12 selected dogs has what it takes to be the first canine pilot. Tune in to find out whether or not dogs might fly!

Harley, the 2015 American Hero Dog, has passed away at the age of 15.

Harley was an incredible advocate for puppy mill dogs and helped to educate the public about the horrors of the commercial pet breeding industry. Harley spent the first ten years of his life confined to a tiny cage inside a puppy mill, and after his rescue and adoption was able to help raise money to free more than 500 dogs from other commercial breeding operations. He leaves an incredible legacy that will certainly continue to inspire change. Rest in peace, Harley.