Drea’s Dog World

Your Hostess Andrea Smith

Drea + her Dog World = Adventure Perfect for TV……

A former fashion model and psychology major at Mount Vernon College in Washington D.C., Andrea Smith found herself moved from volunteering and helping the K-9 SAR teams during the World Trade Center tragedy, to working as a Canine Specialist recognized by the ASPCA of New York for her fearless and dedicated actions dealing with dogs in stressful situations.  A Dog Spa in New York commissioned Andrea to bring her input and ideas to design a dog daycare system, praised in Time Magazine in 2001.  Andrea is well known for her work in canine rescue and rehabilitation [and Whispering packs of over 200 dogs] She’s taking her extraordinary mission of saving animals’ lives to the world via cable television, bringing viewers raw, unique no holds barred and sometiimes risky adventures into Drea’s Dog World.

Andrea with her sexy Wranglers…

What I learned from modeling…

“I’ve used lessons that I’ve learned in modeling, to create integrity and commitment to my craft.”

The Dog Trainer Who Goes In Bare

Andrea Meets a Wolf Hybrid

Rehab story: Me and Jojo in Bed-Stuy Patch

Yesterday, C. Zawadi Morris, editor of Bed-Stuy Patch, interviewed me about my rescue and rehab work.

The Critter Crusade

Watch Critter Crusades interview with Andrea Smith below.

Former fashion model discusses how she helped animals during the World Trade Center bombing for HSUS and learned behavior techniques to relieve animal’s stress levels. Her career developed through natural training and instinctive experiences with dogs which has created her unique style of dog training.

Living Urban Green in Drea Dog World

For all my Urban dog owners far and wide lets do our part in living GREEN! I had a great time filming this in Brooklyn. I think my co-star Rocky, a magical 20 year old Pomeranian, stole the show! We had to melt down a Reese Pieces for the poop 🙂 Well it just another day in Drea Dog World.

Daily Dog Dish

(Disclaimer: OK my life is always exciting and interesting but I will always deliver a ‘dish’ on my wild, and I do mean wild, adventures as a professional dog trainer and consultant to all things Canine)

Feel free to write to me, and drop me your questions or stories about your own adventures with your dogs.  I travel the NYC in some of the most interesting environments to Rescue, Rehab and Train. Its all about the Adventures of Dreadogworld….

DOG TRAINING FOR TOTAL WELLNESS

WHY DO DOGS BITE???

Hello again,

It’s Andrea your favorite canine specialist here….specializing in rehabilitating rescues and dogs with severe longterm serious behavior issues through reconditioning, obedience, pack and socialization training.

So often the biggest question asked is why do dogs bite?

Well, first of all, all dogs have a capacity to bite. They have teeth!

In my experiences whether a dog decides to bite can depend on:

1. Breed types-Some dogs like herding dogs can be nippier than others.

2. Pain/Stress-When i worked as a vet tech I noticed most dogs biting out

of severe pain and stress.

3. Rescource guarding their possessions–food, toys and space.

4. Children can sometimes provoke or frighten dogs..etc..accidentally stepping on tail.

5.  Trauma/Abuse-Dogs that have been abused or have had negative

experiences will bite out of defense.

6.  Oh and those Dominant dogs–some dominant dogs may bite first

and ask questions later…

WHY I HATE SHOCK COLLARS!

SHOCK COLLARS!!  HECK NO!!

I dont like them and I will never use one!

“With obedience training, patience, and repetition you can teach your

dog good behavior without inflicting pain or fear..”

…Once I was working with a pack of about 60 dogs. They were playing

and barking at eachother (having so much fun)!  I noticed this dog

hiding and shaking in the corner. He had become so scared I could barely

approach him.  I never noticed this behavior before.

Can you believe it!  He was wearing a brand new shock collar.

Everytime the dogs barked in play with excitement , the collar

would shock poor Charlie. He became very skiddish and panicked.

Charlie was   emotionally confused  and traumatized  and there was

nothing I could do to immediately  calm him down.

It was a very bad day for Charlie!

It was  very sad day for the Alpha Bitch!!!

Great video for Pitbull Lovers!!

Pit Bull Blues by John Shipe