Oct 2, 2023 | Aggression-Reactivity, Behavior- misc, Blog, Fears & Phobias, Training Skills, Uncategorized
In a prior post about reactivity, we went over the all-important stress zones and offered a checklist to determine if your dog is reactive. In part 2 we offer an avoidance tool and a To Do checklist to begin to help your dog. What is a reactive dog? To start,...
May 2, 2023 | Behavior- misc, Blog, Training Skills
A critical skill for your dog: Coming when called! By Mindy Cox, BS, CPDT-KSA (Please read this important article note: We are not advocating off-leash walking or training in public spaces. Unless your dog is 100% reliable and will return to you...
Apr 5, 2023 | Behavior- misc, Blog, Body language, Training Skills
Who doesn’t want to find the secret to jump-starting their dog training? There is one simple, single letter in our alphabet that contains many exciting clues to successful training. Can you guess which one? Here’s a hint: it’s the first letter of our favorite...
Mar 21, 2023 | Behavior- misc, Blog, Training Skills
What’s in a (Release) word? Wouldn’t it be cool if your dog remained in place until you released him to do something else? Maybe he didn’t move toward his dinner bowl or a toy until you were ready for him to do so. That’s exactly what a release word...
Dec 15, 2022 | Behavior- misc, Blog, Fun & Games
Turn Your Dog’s Mealtimes Into a Game of Choice In a previous blog post, we talked about the power of choice in your dog’s life. Here is a super fun choice game for dogs of all ages. Your dog gets to choose which food toy he will eat his dinner from!...
