Training Tips

Insights, approaches and strategies to address common (and sometimes not-so-common) dog training conundrums.

9 Tips for Living With a Dog – Foundations for Dog Owners

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...

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Breeders and Trainers Q&A – Interview with BreedingBusiness.com

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...

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Chew Toy Training – 5 Tips to Chew Toy Train your Dog (w/Olive!)

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...

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Bringing Home A New Dog – 5 Tips From Olive’s First Week

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...

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Teach a Dog to Drop It – Get Polite Mouth Control with Tug

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...

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Separation Anxiety in Dogs – Tips, Resources, and Help

Separation Anxiety in Dogs - Tips, Resources, and HelpThis post contains affiliate links. These won't cost you anything, but the commissions we may earn through them help offset the cost of dog treats. Thanks for your support! I have...

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Teach your dog Leave It and Take It

Today we're going to discuss developing your dog's confidence and control with their mouth, and we'll be looking at the two things you need to keep your dog safe (and keep all your fingers): Leave It and Take It....

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Pet First Aid Kit – What to Put in It

Pet First Aid Kit - What to Put in It This post contains affiliate links. These won't cost you anything, but the commissions we may earn through them help offset the cost of stocking our first aid kits. Thanks for...

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Travel with your Dog – Holiday Travel (3 of 3)

This post contains affiliate links. These won't cost you anything, but the commissions we may earn through them help offset the cost of dog treats. Thanks for your support! Holiday travel is hectic enough without having to manage your pets....

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Find a Pet Sitter – Holiday Travel (2 of 3)

pWelcome to part TWO of our travel trio series and in this post we'll be talking about getting a pet sitter for while you're away. Now, This is the second post in our travel trio. In yesterday's post we discussed leaving your pet...

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