Pet Training Tips & More

Do you hate taking your dog for a walk because the dog is walking you by pulling and lunging in every direction except where we wish to...

Many dogs are surrendered to shelters due to house soiling issues. Having a puppy is much more work than a human baby that wears diapers....

When I got my first dog as a preteen, I checked out a dog training book from the library. I still remember to this day how to chain...

Recently I had a conversation with a high-level rally obedience competitor. She has one of those herding breeds that has a high working...

Quite often I get calls from people telling me about the issues they are having with their dog. I start off by asking two important...

Be careful everyone with your dogs in this heat. Heat stroke can happen so quickly. Dogs with a shorter snout are extremely...

A common mistake that many dog owners make is not setting up their dog for success. First, dogs have short attention spans. Even when...

Just the other day I was talking with a woman who was considering adopting a dog since her other dog passed away a few months ago. She...

The answer to that question is yes. Most people just want a dog for a family companion/pet and may not be interested in earning titles...

When we as humans decide to attend something, we often want to know 1) when does it begin?, and 2) when does it end? Dogs have short...

We all make mistakes when training. But there are a couple that rate high on the do not do list. First- nagging. Giving your dog the...

Today was another one of those days with a heavy downpour in a couple of hours. When this happens, we end up with a nice sized "frog...

Although I have written about this issue some, I keep getting phone calls from puppy and dog owners about this problem behavior. There...

Did you know that pups go through various fear stages? The first one occurs around 9 weeks of age. For this reason, some breeders prefer...

Like many pet owners, I have a busy schedule and work. For my dogs that may be confined for a period before I can get home to let them...

Unfortunately, dogs can be like people in that sometimes they are just having an off day. Because they cannot communicate in ways we can...

I get calls nearly every week from people needing help with their dog's problem behavior. Sometimes they have already sent the dog off to...

At the new year I updated my will. The main updates were regarding my pets should I pass. After contacting multiple people for my various...

Last Tuesday I discussed positive reinforcement which included positive reward and negative reward. In behavior conditioning, positive...

I have studied behavior, classical conditioning and behavior modification for years all the way through to include my doctorate. Many...