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Press Releases
- Press Release- December 27, 2007
New York Times Articled Dated December 27, 2007 Cites the Rise of "a Chorus of Dog Whisperers" – People Wanting to Become Dog Trainers
- Press Release- December 28, 2007
New Year’s Resolutions – Get Fit with Fido for 2008
- Press Release- December 14, 2007
Jim Burwell’s Petiquette Comes to the Rescue for Families Who Decide to Get Their Kids a Puppy or Dog for Christmas.
- Press Release- December 13, 2007
Houston’s Dog Whisperer, Jim Burwell of Jim Burwell’s Petiquette is Featured in the USA Today’s December 2007 Article on "Out of the Box" Franchising.
- Press Release- December 6, 2007
The little Christmas Angel, an abandoned 3-Legged dog celebrates his one year anniversary of being saved by Jim Burwell’s Petiquette.
- Press Release- November 29, 2007
Holiday Tips to Keep Your Dogs Safe and the Holidays Merry during the Coming Season
- Press Release- November 12, 2007
Former Paramedics Are "Going to the Dogs" as They Embark on a New Career to Help Katy's Unruly Dogs Learn "Petiquette"
- Press Release- November 9, 2007
Local Entrepreneur Teaches Plano’s Unruly Dogs “Petiquette”
Media & Press
Houston Chronicle- December 26, 2007
Cooper celebrates a banner year with Jim Burwell's Petiquette After finding himself homeless and losing a leg, terrier mutt has a new home — with nice humans and treats MORE >>
Katy Times- October 21, 2007
People usually ask for life to throw them a bone when things are tough. MORE >>
Houston Chronicle- October 26, 2007
As a longtime fosterer of both cats and dogs, Iggygate smells like a wet dog on a bus. MORE >>
Austin Business Journal - August 2, 2007
If the dog days of summer don't come to Austin in the form of a heat wave this year, they may come in the form of a Houston dog trainer's franchise expansion. MORE >>
Houston Business Journal - July 20, 2007
A puppy named Charlie helped persuade Jim Burwell to give up his career in banking and set up his own business, training dogs. MORE >>
Chicagoland Tails Pet Magazine- July 2007
Get your head and your house ready. Introducing more pets into your home takes time, space and patience... MORE >>
MSN.com Dog Central - June 18, 2007
There is little that is more frustrating for a dog owner than trying to get your dog to listen to you in the heat of the moment…MORE >>
Dallas Business Journal - June 8-14, 2007
A Houston based “dog whisperer” is looking for franchisees in Tarrant and Denton counties where he plan to expand his in-home dog training concept…MORE >>
Franchise Times: Why Can’t A Dog Be More Like A Pet? - April 2, 2007
Houston’s Dog Whisperer Jim Burwell has heard his share of bad dog stories. There was the one about a client’s husband who got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and when he started to climb back into bed, his Jack Russell terrier not only refused to let him back into bed, it bit him…MORE >>
Trainer heals bonds between dogs, humans - October 26, 2003
Sitting in a cramped office, hemmed in by his four dogs, Jim Burwell hits the replay button to bring up one of the distress calls that fill his voice mail every week. Angel, the 10-year-old golden retriever, plops down under the computer. Boo, the rescued Husky, jostles Maggie, a Brittany spaniel. Ginger, another rescued golden, and the others waggle happily around Burwell like a moving, slightly smelly sea of fur. They are happily oblivious to the phone message garbled by a woman's tears...MORE >>
Franchise-Hit: International Franchise Development - March 26, 2007
More than 20,000 homes in the Houston area are a lot more peaceful than they used to be, thanks to local dog-training guru, Jim Burwell and his patented canine calming methods…MORE >>
Franchise Solutions: Find the business that’s right for you - March 2, 2007
He’s launched a mission to spread that peace nationwide and tap into the $25 billion pet services industry with his new franchise- Jim Burwell’s Petiquette franchise in the state and nationwide. MORE >>
Franchise Wire - March 28, 2007
The creation of Burwell’s Petiquette franchise will take advantage of the demand for quality in-home dog training and behavioral counseling on a national scale by teaching Burwell’s methodology to like-minded individuals…MORE >>
Which Franchise.org - June/July 2007
As statistics prove, there is an immense demand for dog training assistance not only locally, but also on a national level. “The Petiquette Franchise opportunity not only allows entrepreneurs to become “dog whisperers” themselves, but also fill a consumer need”. MORE >>
Latest News Stories
- An abandoned and crippled dog becomes a neighborhood's mascot
He's a dog. He guards a vacant ramshackle house in the old Fourth Ward, and he sleeps in front of a door that hasn't opened in way too long…
- The future is looking good for Three Legs
Good Samaritans flock to help out homeless dog. He's still a 2-year-old, 17-pound, black and tan terrier mutt. He still has those soulful black eyes, and he still has that blowsy, disheveled look. And the limp. He still has the limp. But the future of this homeless stray, sometimes known as Three Legs, has changed irrevocably….
- Dog tale gets closer to a happy ending
Cooper, the stray dog formerly known as Three Legs, is ready for a loving home. Those who would like to adopt the 2-year-old pooch — or simply meet and greet him — are invited to a coming-out party at Rover Oaks Pet Resort. We know, most dogs don't get coming-out parties. But this little publicity hound has had all sorts of un-doglike experiences since he was profiled in the Chronicle on Christmas Eve.
- Cooper finally has his own place, a pillow to rest his head upon and a new black Lab friend.
Homeless mutt was supposed to be adopted, but he won the hearts of his caretakers. Cooper, the dog who raised himself, has finally picked a family. He likes dog trainer Jim Burwell and his wife, Leila. And he loves Sammy, the Burwells' black Lab. Maybe Sammy reminds Cooper of his black Lab mate at his old house in the shadow of downtown. Maybe Cooper identifies with Sammy, a stray with no prospects when the Burwells took him in… VIDEO OF THE STORY >>
- Journey to a House Trained Dog (Part 1)
Even the experts turn to Jim Burwell to help solve their pet problems! Michelle Mantor, publisher of Houston PetTalk magazine, turns to Jim for help in housetraining her two-year-old Maltese/Yorkie mix. This is the first installment in the three-article series.
- Journey to a House Trained Dog (Part 2)
Jim Burwell has been given the challenge of housetraining Houston PetTalk publisher Michelle Mantor's dog. In this second installment of the three-article series, the basic premises you must understand to be successful in shaping your dog’s behavior to meet your expectations are outlined.
- The Scoop on Coop
Coop, formerly known as Three Legs, was an abandoned dog with medical problems, trust issues and an uncertain future…until Jim Burwell came along. With the help of BARC and Dr. Cooper at the Westbury Animal Hospital, Jim rescued Coop and is now working to train him and find him a home.
- BARC News — Pet Regulator Adopts Enlightened Agenda
The BARC organization is now aspiring to make Houston “a premier city for companion animals and the people who care for them, so that all residents are free from the dangers and nuisances of irresponsible pet ownership and…every pet born is assured of a good home and good care all of its natural life.”
- Petiquette is featured on KPRC's "What's
the Buzz?"
Thanks to Radar the Weather Dog, everyone at KPRC knows how important training is for dogs. And that’s why when it came to picking a trainer for Radar, they turned to Houston’s most renowned dog trainer, Jim Burwell and his Petiquette training system.
Articles
- Choosing Your Family Dog
Thinking about getting a new dog or puppy? Generally it’s better to plan an adoption from a shelter or the purchase of a pure bred dog. But, you never know when you will happen upon a stray that tugs on your heart strings. I was surprised once. I said I would never have a new puppy again – not at my age. And then it happened.
- Kids and Dogs
Thinking about getting a new dog or puppy? With kids in the mix, it can drastically change the dynamics of a newly created hybrid pack of two-legged and four-legged critters. Not to mention pushing a Mom’s patience to the limit.