Mark + Treat

Mark + Treat is the official Diwa Dogs blog where you’ll find stories, biz updates, training tips, and resources to help you create a strong and healthy relationship with your dog.

  • Let’s Keep Practicing: Clicks and Resets 002

    I was lucky to get some 1:1 time with Windy, so I brought out two of our food bowls and used clicker training to reinforce her choosing which bowl she’d like her treat in. At the beginning, Windy showed a good balance between choosing the left and right bowls. Eventually, she placed her paw or Read more

  • Let’s Keep Practicing: Clicks and Resets 001

    Practice, practice, practice. Whenever I fall into a slump with work or growing Diwa Dogs, I spend a few minutes practicing my mechanical skills. In this video, I work with Windy in our living room, our Christmas tree fully decorated, and my clicker on hand. The objective is just to click for behaviors I want Read more

  • 5 Tips to Create a Successful Training Session (CROPS)

    5 Tips to Create a Successful Training Session (CROPS)

    Every training session is a step towards your training goals, so you want to make sure you and your dog are always successful. Although learning is never a straight line, it can be very frustrating when your dog doesn’t offer the behavior you want, or practices the very behavior you want to change. 😬 Before Read more

  • Meet “Fleur”

    Meet “Fleur” the British Shorthair. ✨ In 7 days, this 5-month old girl will join our family. I’m excited to find out what her personality’s like and if she has potential to excel through clicker training, cooperative care, and pattern games from the Control Unleashed® program. Some dog training schools require applying concepts and protocols Read more

  • My direction for Year 2 with Diwa Dogs

    Last August 5th was my 1st anniversary as a credentialed R+ trainer, and the first IAABC-ADT in the Philippines. I look back at the day I got my results, and felt pure joy and gratitude for all the people, things, and events that helped me pursue dog training as a calling. I’m also amazed with Read more

  • The new Diwa Dogs logo

    The new Diwa Dogs logo

    I’ve been wanting to give the Diwa Dogs logo a sprucing up, so you can just imagine the giddiness and joy I felt as I updated my website banner, profile pictures, and avatars with this new look! ✨ As I enter my second year as a credentialed R+ trainer, I needed my logo to be Read more