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What is Counter Conditioning?
Using counter conditioning for dog training can help to change negative associations into positive ones. In the blog I will explain and example of using counter conditioning to help your...
What is Counter Conditioning?
Using counter conditioning for dog training can help to change negative associations into positive ones. In the blog I will explain and example of using counter conditioning to help your...
The Power of a Great Dog Harness
One of the key advantages of using a front clip harness is that it gently turns the dog when they pull on leash. Mind you, some front clip dog harnesses...
The Power of a Great Dog Harness
One of the key advantages of using a front clip harness is that it gently turns the dog when they pull on leash. Mind you, some front clip dog harnesses...
Teaching Your Barking Dog "Quiet"
Excessive barking can be distressing for both you and your pet, as well as your neighbors. I have good news! You can teach your dog to be quiet on cue. It's important...
Teaching Your Barking Dog "Quiet"
Excessive barking can be distressing for both you and your pet, as well as your neighbors. I have good news! You can teach your dog to be quiet on cue. It's important...
How to Help Your Fearful Dog
Transforming Fear into Hope: A Guide to Counter Conditioning and Desensitization for Fearful Dogs Fear is a common emotion among dogs, just as it is with humans. However, for some...
How to Help Your Fearful Dog
Transforming Fear into Hope: A Guide to Counter Conditioning and Desensitization for Fearful Dogs Fear is a common emotion among dogs, just as it is with humans. However, for some...
Teaching Touch Hand Targeting to Your Dog
Touch is a wonderful tool for all dogs, especially fearful and/or reactive dogs. This technique involves teaching your dog to touch their nose to your hand on cue, which can...
Teaching Touch Hand Targeting to Your Dog
Touch is a wonderful tool for all dogs, especially fearful and/or reactive dogs. This technique involves teaching your dog to touch their nose to your hand on cue, which can...
Teaching Your Dog Drop, Take & Toy Manners
Teaching your dog to drop it, take it, and have good manners with toys will serve you both very well. These skills are helpful for promoting good behavior with objects (food,...
Teaching Your Dog Drop, Take & Toy Manners
Teaching your dog to drop it, take it, and have good manners with toys will serve you both very well. These skills are helpful for promoting good behavior with objects (food,...
Using Hand Signals in Dog Training
Using hand signals while training your dog is a great way to enhance communication and improve training results. Dogs are highly visual animals and rely on body language to understand...
Using Hand Signals in Dog Training
Using hand signals while training your dog is a great way to enhance communication and improve training results. Dogs are highly visual animals and rely on body language to understand...
Eye Contact for Fearful & Reactive Dogs
Reinforcing eye contact is a useful skill to teach your fearful and/or reactive dog. By establishing eye contact, you can build trust.
Eye Contact for Fearful & Reactive Dogs
Reinforcing eye contact is a useful skill to teach your fearful and/or reactive dog. By establishing eye contact, you can build trust.
What Is Trigger Stacking in Dog Training?
Trigger stacking refers to the accumulative effect of multiple triggers, or stimuli, that can push a reactive dog over threshold, resulting in a reactive behavior. y identifying and managing trigger stacking,...
What Is Trigger Stacking in Dog Training?
Trigger stacking refers to the accumulative effect of multiple triggers, or stimuli, that can push a reactive dog over threshold, resulting in a reactive behavior. y identifying and managing trigger stacking,...
What is Dog Reactivity?
Transform your dog's behaviors from chaos to calm in just a few minutes a day! If your dog barks and lunges on leash or goes crazy when the mailman comes my...
What is Dog Reactivity?
Transform your dog's behaviors from chaos to calm in just a few minutes a day! If your dog barks and lunges on leash or goes crazy when the mailman comes my...
Tips for Training Fearful Dogs
Are you wondering how to train your fearful dog? Here are some tips and explanations for how to help your dog go from fearful to fearless.
Tips for Training Fearful Dogs
Are you wondering how to train your fearful dog? Here are some tips and explanations for how to help your dog go from fearful to fearless.
My Top Three Skills for Working With Your React...
Before starting any reactive dog training I highly recommend teaching three pre-skills. These skills and my reasons behind them are: 1. Leave It as one of the most important and essential...
My Top Three Skills for Working With Your React...
Before starting any reactive dog training I highly recommend teaching three pre-skills. These skills and my reasons behind them are: 1. Leave It as one of the most important and essential...
How to Potty Train a Puppy
Potty training is an important aspect of raising a puppy, and it requires careful planning, timing, and patience. By setting routines and learning your puppy's patterns, you can better predict...
How to Potty Train a Puppy
Potty training is an important aspect of raising a puppy, and it requires careful planning, timing, and patience. By setting routines and learning your puppy's patterns, you can better predict...
Training Stay While Using a Long Lead
The stay cue is a fundamental cue that helps keep your dog safe and well-behaved in various situations. By proofing the stay cue with the use of a long lead,...
Training Stay While Using a Long Lead
The stay cue is a fundamental cue that helps keep your dog safe and well-behaved in various situations. By proofing the stay cue with the use of a long lead,...
Will You Always Need Treats for Dog Training?
When it comes to training our dogs, treats are often our go-to tool. Treats can be highly effective in reinforcing desired behaviors and motivating our furry friends. But the question...
Will You Always Need Treats for Dog Training?
When it comes to training our dogs, treats are often our go-to tool. Treats can be highly effective in reinforcing desired behaviors and motivating our furry friends. But the question...
How To Stop Your Dog From Demand Barking
Demand barking can become a very big problem for people and their dogs. It is definitely “treatable” but you have to change the way you do things when it happens....
How To Stop Your Dog From Demand Barking
Demand barking can become a very big problem for people and their dogs. It is definitely “treatable” but you have to change the way you do things when it happens....