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Tuesday Training Byte: Help your dog learn how to think

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...

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Jul 232 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Reasonable expectations

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...

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Jul 162 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: The downside of using physical pressure

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...

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Jul 92 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Dealing with food aggression

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

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Jul 22 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: What you say and how you say it.

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

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Jun 253 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Where to start fixing bad manners

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

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Jun 182 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Adding a new dog

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...

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Jun 112 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Boredom breaking activities

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...

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Jun 42 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Proper Leash handling

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...

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May 282 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: The problems with a harness

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....

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May 212 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Dealing with an over-protective dog

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,...

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May 132 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Forced interactions

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...

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May 72 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Getting the most out of classes

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...

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Apr 302 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Is my dog aggressive?

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

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Apr 232 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Make training fun!

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...

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Apr 161 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: How young is too young to train a puppy?

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

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Apr 92 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Regression in training

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

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Mar 262 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Who's in charge?

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...

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Mar 192 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Help! My dog is stubborn and won't listen.

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,...

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Mar 52 min read

Tuesday Training Byte: Off to a good start

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...

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