Training Tips
Insights, approaches and strategies to address common (and sometimes not-so-common) dog training conundrums.
Apr
16
2018
Puppy Training - How To Make and Use a Puppy Play Den!Today we'll expand on an idea we've mentioned several times: the Puppy Play Den. We'll show you how to build it, why we do it, and how to...
Feb
28
2018
How and Why You Might Want to do Crate Training with Your DogCrate training is one of the most requested posts you've asked me to make. It's a super useful thing to teach your dog, so here we go!...
Jan
31
2018
Crate Training a Dog - Power Tip #4: Bait LockerToday's Simpawtico Power Tip for crate training a dog will you take through the steps in our second crate training game along with our new little girl, Wednesday!Crate training is...
Jan
17
2018
Crate Training Games - Power Tip #3: Bait + RestrainWe've got a big crate training post with a bunch of the ins and outs of choosing and using a crate. It's a beast though, so we're doing our training...
Jan
10
2018
Taking Treats Nicely—Teach your Dog with Good TargetingUsing food to train is pretty universal in working with animals. In addition to being used as a reward, food is also typically used in Lure-Reward Training. You'll be using a lot...
Nov
29
2017
How to use Classical Conditioning in Dog TrainingClassical conditioning is one of the most potent tools in a dog trainer's toolkit. It's simple, easy to use, and highly effective. It's so effective that many professional trainers and behaviorists consider...
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...
