Training Tips

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

Talking to Your Dog: the 10 to 1 Dog Training Praise Balance

Talking to Your Dog: the 10 to 1 Dog Training Praise BalanceOne thing I notice when working with people is how little they communicate with their dogs while doing something. Positive reinforcement is about encouraging dogs to do the...

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Using your Dog’s Name Correctly

NOTE: We updated this post in 2017 and made a video about it. Take a look at the newer version! In the last simpawtico post, I shared the first Master Key about how to replace “No” with something else...

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