How to Teach a Dog to Shake (Paw)
Shaking hands – offering a polite paw – is one of the most popular and endearing tricks in the dog world. And it’s easy to teach your dog!
Beware When Hiring a Dog Trainer
Are you wondering how to find a dog trainer? Be aware that no education, experience, certification, or license is required to be a dog trainer.
How to Housetrain Your Adult Dog
If you adopt an adult dog, it may be that she arrives in your home with zero experience at living indoors, or a medical problem. Here are tips for potty training an adult dog.
How to Teach a Dog to Heel
Your dog’s ability to walk next to you on a loose leash can determine whether you enjoy your daily dog walks. Here is how to train your dog to heel.
Tips For Dog-Walking Etiquette
Unwritten rules—and sometimes written laws—help dictate how to keep you and your dog safe while walking.
Boundary Training
How to train your dog to stay in your yard (and how it should not be done)
Fido, Clean Your Room!
How to teach your dog to pick up his toys and put them away.
Is Dog Agility Right for You and Your Dog?
It’s easy to start dog agility training right at home – all you need are a few jumps and the right attitude.
Find the Best Trainer for You and Your Dog
There are lots of bad and even dangerous trainers out there. Here’s how to find a qualified training and behavior professional.
How to Teach Your Dog to Spin
“Spin” is an easy trick to teach your dog – and a fun one to show off!
Five Steps to Stop Puppy Biting
Fact: Puppies have a developmental need to bite. Here’s a plan for directing and fulfilling that need – with your skin intact!
Teach Your Dog to “Leave It” and “Drop it”
Training your dog to “leave it” and “drop it”.
Latest Blog
A Fish Story
What’s worse than a skunked dog? A dog who has rolled in a long-dead, rotten salmon carcass. Rolled in it at length, luxuriously, with relish while ignoring the calls and whistles of her foster provider—even after being abandoned by the other dogs, who did heed their owners’ calls.