Hydrotherapy and your Dog
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Hydrotherapy and your Dog Does your dog struggle to get in his daily dose of exercise due to illness, injury or old age? Just like their humans, dogs struggle with many health issues that make exercising a ...
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Realistic Expectations for Training Based on Age
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Realistic Expectations for Training Based on Age For many new dog owners excited to bring their puppy home, the amount of contradictory advice for when to start training their new family member can be confusing. On one side, ...
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When You Should Start Training Your Puppy
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When You Should Start Training Your Puppy Ask a group of dog trainers when the best age is to train a puppy and you may get several different answers. This is because the standards for dog training has ...
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Dog Urine Marking | Important Behind-the-Scene Communication
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Dog Urine Marking: Important Behind-the-Scene Communication! Urine, often the source of woe for many homeowners training a new dog, is also getting recognition as a vital communication tool for canines. The importance behind your dog lifting their leg ...
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Should you use retractable leashes to walk your dog?
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Should you use retractable leashes to walk your dog? Going for a walk with your dog is one of the best times for you two to connect. It’s a time to exercise and play together. More literally, there’s ...
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Top 10 Things Humans Do That Dogs Hate
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Top 10 Things Humans Do That Dogs Hate Relationships between humans and dogs can be complex. If you don’t take the time to adjust your behavior when owning a dog, then you could find that your bond ...
Read More Making Peace with Multiple Dogs
Making Peace with Multiple Dogs No matter how many dog pileups are in your bed, how many wet-nosed kisses you get every day, or how many wagging ...
Read More Leash Reactive Dogs
Leash Reactive Dogs Frequent dog walkers know leash reactive dogs even if they’ve never had a name for them: as soon as the harness or leash goes ...
Read More When Not to Feel Guilty for Training Management
When Not to Feel Guilty for Training Management My bulldog, lovely bumble-foot that she is, loves chasing squirrels. Despite being an extremely polite walking partner, she cannot ...
Read More Resource Guarding: What It Looks Like and What to Do
Resource Guarding: What It Looks Like and What to Do While food aggression or resource guarding has a reputation as a problem typical only in strays, the ...
Read More Desensitizing and Counter-conditioning
Desensitizing and Counter-conditioning At one point in time, I had a neurotic sheltie. Some people might say that most shelties are neurotic, but you’ll soon see why ...
Read More Stop Fear Before it Starts Puppy Socialization
The Importance of Puppy Socialization The most common training problems in adult dogs are, surprisingly, the result of poor socialization during their puppy months. Dogs that show ...
Read More How To Deal With A Mouthy Puppy
How to Deal with a Mouthy Puppy Part of bringing home a puppy is going through the house and moving everything you hold dear in life up ...
Read More 5 Tips When Bringing Home Your New Dog
5 Tips When Bringing Home Your New Dog Your first dog home is an exciting and memorable time for every pet owner. Meeting your new best friend, ...
Read More Some of the Easiest Housebreaking Techniques for Your Dog or Puppy!
Housebreaking Housebreaking or potty training your pup is a must for harmonious living indoors with the family. Eliminating indoors just is not acceptable in human culture and ...
Read More Social Learning Theory in Dogs
Social Learning Theory in Dogs Sometimes the most useful behaviors are learned by watching others; how to play catch, buttoning up a jacket, and how to run up ...
Read More Dogs at Play Are Hard at Work | Metacommunications
Dogs at Play Are Hard at Work You hear it all the time; socialize a new puppy to have a well-adjusted dog. But, what does that mean? ...
Read More Barking: Different Vocalization in Dogs
Barking: Different Vocalization in Dogs Many first-time dog-owners are amazed at the range and expressiveness of dogs’ barks, growls and whimpers. Neighbors of dog-owners are even more ...
Read More Training Videos For Pet Professionals
DOG TRAINING VIDEOS FROM PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE GLOBE Watch what you want no monthly commitments. Lowest prices in the industry! Stream on any computer or device with ...
Read More Are Dogs Conscious?- What Self-Awareness Means in Training?
Are Dogs Conscious? When a butterfly lands on your sleeve, you stop to admire the colors and beauty. When a puppy toddles over to sniff your hand, ...
Read More Calming Signals | stress levels in communication or basic communication style
Can There Be Better Communication with Calming Signals? On a beautiful sunny day, you take your dog to the local dog park. Taking her off the leash ...
Read More How To Find A Professional Dog Trainer or Behavior Consultant
How To Find a Professional Dog Trainer, Behavior Consultant or Behaviorist We take all the confusion out of choosing a qualified dog trainer, behavior consultant or behaviorist. What ...
Read More Avoidance Behaviors
Avoidance Behaviors Avoidance Behaviors: There are often clear signs that your dog is upset and wants no part of the people or situation that he is currently ...
Read More Displacement Behavior in Dogs
Displacement Behavior in Dogs Displacement Behaviors: Often times our dogs will display a seemingly ordinary behavior but at a possibly unusual time. We call these behaviors displacement ...
Read More Four Major Training Methods | Pros and Cons | Shaping | Capturing| Luring | Prompting
Four MajorTraining Methods There is no "one Way" to train any dog. Each method will have advantages and disadvantages and a good teacher will learn to try all ...
Read More Four Major Dog Training Methods | Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons of Four Major Training Methods There is no "One Way" Training method. Each Has Their Advantages and Disadvantages. A Good Trainer | Teacher A ...
Read More Punish or Teach our Dogs | Intro to Differential Reinforcement
Do I punish Behavior?or Reinforce Behavior? . Intro into deferential Reinforcement Correcting Bad Dog Behavior When you search the internet for ways to correct bad dog behavior ...
Read More Bad Dog Behavior | Do we punish it? | How do we correct undesired behaviors?
. Many get the wrong information even before they start training their dogs. One question that many get confused is: How do we stop or punish behaviors? What ...
Read More What is dominance theory and social hierarchies?
Dominance in dog training and Social Hierarchies. Dominance: Why It’s Not In Our Vocabulary?Dominance: In The Dog Training Industry The term dominance gets thrown around a lot in ...
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