Sep
13
2017
Supercharge Food Rewards - Use Kibble to Train
We are starting something new here: Power Tips. These are going to be short, fast, bite-sized little video posts that will come out between the longer, more involved ones. I'm still going...
Sep
08
2017
Dog Ignoring You? 4 Dog Name Strategies to Help!Are you using your dog's name in the best and smartest ways you can? In this post, I will show you four things you need to consider when using your dog's...
Jul
26
2017
Teach Your Dog to Listen - the Positive Training Trifecta!Today I want to talk about one of my favorite subjects: what I call the Positive Training Trifecta. Basically, these are three types of rewards you can use with your...
Jul
05
2017
Using Marker Training - Using your Voice for Great Feedback!Many times in my videos and blogs, I've said that your voice is your #1 training tool. Today we're going to go over the hows and whys of it so...
Jun
21
2017
9 Tips for Living With a Dog - Foundations for Dog Owners
Many people in the education world are probably familiar with the work of Harry Wong, a nationally known educator, and speaker. His book The First Days of School...
Jun
14
2017
Breeders and Trainers Q&A - Interview with BreedingBusiness.com
Recently, I was contacted by BreedingBusiness.com about the relationship between breeders and trainers. They sent over some questions for a short interview
Q: What opinion do trainers have about dog breeders?
Our opinion of...
May
19
2017
Quick Guide to Dog Food Ingredients
When it comes to selecting food that meets our dog's unique needs we can be bombarded with options! We are faced with so many choices and despite the best of intentions, a lot of...
May
11
2017
Chew Toy Training—5 Tips to Chew Toy Train your Dog (w/Olive!)In our last post, which detailed Olive's first week home, we talked about focusing on the management aspect first before getting too caught up in teaching behaviors and doing...
Apr
20
2017
Bringing Home A New Dog - 5 Tips From Olive’s First WeekBringing home a new dog creates many challenges, and a dog’s first week at home can set the tone that’ll make or break you. Whether you’re getting a...
Mar
27
2017
Today we're talking about how to teach your dog to release things in their mouth. Whatever you're doing right now—DROP IT!—and watch this video.DROP IT: THE LAST IN THE "HOLY TRINITY"In one of our previous posts/videos, we looked at...
