Tuesday Training Byte: Getting your dog's attention
When most people think about training their dog or a dog training class, they usually think of teaching the usual commands like sit,...
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Tuesday Training Byte: Dealing with a peeing dog
As with some other behaviors, it is important for a veterinarian to rule out a physical/medical cause for the problem. If your dog is...
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Tuesday Training Byte: What behaviors are you rewarding?
Left to their own, animals will naturally repeat anything that was pleasurable. For example, I put out some birdseed on a few fence posts...
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Dec 19, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Planning ahead with training
Vet visits can be very stressful for dogs. We can help our pups by tailoring training to prepare for the trip. what does this entail?...
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Dec 12, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Dealing with a stubborn dog?
Dogs certainly have feelings and can sense our emotions. However, dogs lack the complex emotions of humans such as spite and...
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Nov 28, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Is your dog burned out?
Over the decades of having competition dogs in rally and obedience, on occasion I have had a dog decide it wants to quit. This shocked me...
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Nov 21, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Frozen to the floor
When I training the "Stay" command, I also put my dog in a down position. I start by walking a semi-circle around my dog, facing it. Once...
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Nov 7, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Naturally follows
In the dog pack, the leader establishes the alpha role and the other dogs follow. In the wild, dogs mostly stay together, so it is...
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Oct 31, 20231 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Puppies are cute! Bad behavior isn't.
Who doesn't love little puppies? They are so adorable but a LOT of work. We tend to allow bad behavior from puppies because they are just...
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Oct 24, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Setting goals
When I have a young dog, I think about this pup's personality and attributes. With these in mind, I make some plans on what I may want to...
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Oct 17, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Communicating expectations
There are times I may want to take my dog on a walk and just let him explore around, sniff, and wander ahead of me. Yet other times I...
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Oct 10, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Patience is the name of the game
If you have a goal of what you hope to accomplish with your dog, sometimes it seems like the impossible dream, and that your dog will...
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Oct 3, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Where to start with a problem dog?
Sometimes I receive calls and it becomes obvious that the owner is experiencing multiple issues and has become frustrated with the dog....
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Sep 19, 20232 min read
Collar Strangulation
This is not really a training blog, but rather an attempt to raise awareness of the risks of keep a collar on your dogs. First, I never...
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Sep 12, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte- Counter-conditioning
Let's be frank: puppies are a LOT of work! However, the positive side of that is the owner can mold the desired behaviors from the day...
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Sep 5, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Training an older dog?
I had written previously about the best time to start training a dog is immediately. However, what about those who get a dog that is...
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Aug 29, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Resource Guarding
Resource guarding is more serious behavior than a dog that simply thinks it is the boss (see last week's blog). Resource guarding can...
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Aug 23, 20232 min read
Wednesday Wisdom: Who's the Boss?
Many behavior issues can boil down to the basic problem that the dog is in charge. Puppies are so adorable, whether small breed or large,...
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Aug 15, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Walking your dog with the brakes on
Many people know that driving with your brakes on is a bad idea. If you have your emergency brakes on, your engine strains against it,...
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Aug 8, 20232 min read
Tuesday Training Byte: Are you telling your dog "no"?
We often expect our dogs to understand the meaning of our words, like "no" or "stop it". Telling a dog no is problematic because the dog...
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