Pet Training Tips & More

This post is more about changing what we do as dog owners than training our dog. How many times have you told your dog No! emphatically...

For thousands of years, dogs have been companions to people and often do a specific job. I had trained and owned many therapy dogs over...

I have received several calls from owners at their wit's end dealing with problem behavior. Most times, they want a quick fix for...

Behavior conditioning has been around since Pavlov's dog. The behavior modification concept has been used successfully with children,...

Many people take their dog to the vet or a groomer to trim the toenails, but it can be easily done at home and save money. Dogs that...

Bad manners can be frustrating to dog owners. One of those bad habits is bolting through the door or gate. Rushing to the door and...

If you recently acquired an adult dog, there is a possibility that it was never housebroken. The benefit of housebreaking an adult dog...

Dogs may be "just an animal" but they can learn to think. Here are a few tips to help your dog not just respond if you have treats, but...

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...