Pet Training Tips & More

I receive many calls from people who acquired a pup or dog of a particular breed based upon seeing one or having one previously as a kid...

Back in my early days of training, a common method to get the dog to understand what position was expected with various commands was the...

There are some steps one can do to eliminate this problem. In addition, food aggression can lead to other resource guarding behaviors....

Some time back I wrote about giving you dog clear commands. To be sure, dogs communicate mostly by body language and understand it far...

Many people who sign up for a training class or private training come because their dog has bad manners they want to correct. The...

Over the years people have often asked me how to go about adding a new dog so they get along with the existing pets. We had four dogs...

Dogs live for their human companions. If you are gone to work and come home to chaos created by your dog, chances are he is bored. Some...

When teaching your dog to "heel" the dog should be taught to walk close to your left side. Eventually you pup will know where he needs to...

I do not know why or how harnesses became so popular for dogs. They now come in virtually every color and style one can imagine....

There can be a variety of reasons why your dog is behaving like this, and chances are it didn't happen overnight. This can take time,...

I recently went to assess a dog for a client and hopefully do some specialized training. I was told that the dog had bitten and did not...

Some people prefer to train at home and feel competent enough to do it themselves. While this may be true, there are benefits to taking...

First let me say that there is a difference between aggressive and protective. Dogs may become aggressive for a variety of reasons....

When we think of training, we might look at it similar to to going to school, and how fun it was depended on the teacher. When I get the...

Some breeders, especially those who are raising service dog puppies (see youtube on Puppy Prodigies), start about the time a pups eyes...

If your dog seemed to know certain commands or behaviors and now does not, this might be regression (going backwards). First rule out any...

First, let me be clear that I do not advocate the use of dominant rolls (or sometimes called an alpha roll), or methods that put dogs in...

I have had many people tell me this about their dog. While there are some breeds that tend to be more independent or aloof than others,...

Dogs need clarity on what you want them to do. If I am taking my dog out for exercise and mental stimulation my expectations will be...

This question does not have a simple, clear answer. It really depends on what is needed. If you need a dog trained as a service dog, then...