Extreme Anxiety in Dogs
Most of us have had moments of anxiety in our lives, and while it’s not fun, most of us survive those moments and get...
Daily Practice Makes for Perfect Dog Recall Training
Coming when called – a “recall” as it’s often known in dog-training circles – is arguably the most important behavior you can teach your...
Dog Barking: What You Can Do
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Clarify Your Dog Cues
If you’re frustrated that your pup “doesn’t listen,” I urge you to consider what your dog is actually hearing each day. Take a minute...
Angst With Your Adolescent Dog
Congratulations! You’ve made it through the puppy months pretty much in one piece and hopefully laid a solid foundation for your many years together...
Dog Impulse Control Training
The behavior has several different names (inhibitory self-control, emotional self-control, self-regulation), but the term “impulse control” is used frequently in dog training. It means...
5 Tips for Group Dog Obedience Training
Those of you who have just emerged from your first-ever group dog obedience training class have my sympathies. For the unprepared, that experience can...
Tactical Extraction: Leash Pressure Dog Training
Teaching your dog to “yield to the pressure” of the leash can help you safely and easily end an encounter between your leashed dog...
Dog On Leash Greetings
The modern dog owner spends a lot of time thinking about their dog’s social skills. We do what we can to ensure we make...
Crate Training To Keep Your Dog Content
Having a dog who enjoys time in a crate is a beautiful thing. A crate can give a dog some peace and quiet when...
On Target Training
There’s a behavior that we never used to teach in old-fashioned training classes that is now one of my absolute favorites; I can’t wait...
Reinforce Your Dog’s Good Behavior
The best training tip out there is so simple it likely slips your mind: Catch your dog doing something right.We all notice when our...
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Don’t Adopt Littermates
STOP! Don’t do it! Whether the idea of adopting two puppies just occurred to you, or you had been planning to adopt two all along, every trainer I’ve ever met would advise you to think twice and adopt just one. Because training and socializing littermates well is more than twice as difficult as training and socializing one puppy.