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!...
Sep 4, 2022 | Behavior- misc, Blog, Body language, Training Skills
Solution #3 for Dog Training Success Reinforce correctly for magical results Reinforcement can be magical when used correctly because your dog will learn more quickly and you both will have more fun. Reinforcement builds awesome skills without your dog becoming...
