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...
Polite Leash Walking
The super-fun walks described in our “Walk This Way” article in last month’s issue aren’t always possible; there are times when dogs do need...
Dog Walking: 4 Approaches to Add Enjoyment
I recently saw a cartoon of a person walking with her dog by her side in perfect heel position – and clearly not enjoying the...
Positive Reinforcement Dog Training Through Food
Take a moment to ponder a miracle: We can reach across the great species divide and convince a dog to do something utterly unnatural...
How To Properly Pick Up Your Dog
Imagine living in a world where you are surrounded and controlled by creatures who are 10, 20, even 30 times your size. Now imagine...
Sleeping With Your New Puppy
I can’t tell you how many times I have heard this confession from an adopter of one of my foster puppies: “I know it’s wrong,...
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Why Veterinary Wellness Exams Are Important
I took my two dogs—Woody, age 9, and Boone, age 3—to see their vet a week ago. I wasn’t looking forward to being chided for allowing him—nay, facilitating him—to gain a few extra pounds this winter. But I wasn’t at all expecting the health problems that my vet found.