Shut The Eff Up – Stop your dog from barking. It’s 3am, and the neighbor’s dog starts barking and then your dog starts barking. It only lasts about a minute, but it’s enough to make you exhausted for work the next morning. Next scenario, your dog leaps onto the couch peering out the window and […]
Second only to housebreaking, this may be the area where most dog owners go wrong. Teaching your dog how to behave with guests is a big issue, that often gets overlooked. Most people haven’t a clue of what to do when their dog barks non-stop at the doorbell. Most people are so embarrassed when their […]
Illustration Credit: Lili Chin Dogs are ALWAYS telling us something. Dog body language communicates when they’re feeling happy, sad, nervous, fearful and angry. They use their expressions and posture to tell us how they feel. The question is… Do we know what they’re telling us? In this article we’ll try to cover some of the […]
This is part 3 of How To Get Your Dog To Like You… (See Your Dog Dog Probably Doesn’t Like You, and Parts 1 & 2 of How To Get Your Dog To Like You.) In the earlier parts of this series we discussed a few games that you can play with your dog to […]
This is Part 1 of How to Get Your Dog to Like You… (See Your Dog Probably Doesn’t Like You) People who regularly play interactive games with their dogs have healthier and happier relationships with them. Dogs are social creatures and they require regular interaction to thrive. I encourage you to make engaging games a part of your daily […]
As a dog trainer, I love taking a dog, and a treat and teaching the dog a new behavior. There’s something very rewarding about establishing a relationship with an animal and having moments that you completely understand each other. There’s something profound about communicating without language. You learn to listen with your eyes. You learn to […]
Dog Parks are like most ideologies. They make perfect sense in theory, but in reality they tend to miss the mark. In theory, dogs parks are a safe fenced-in area that provide dogs with exercise and the opportunity to be socialized. Dog owners get an opportunity to meet other dog lovers, and they feel as […]
There are many arguments against crate training. For some people it seems to conjure up feelings of imprisonment and cruelty. They just see it as a dog cage… To the contrary, crate training can not only be useful tool for all sorts of behavioral training, but it can also give your dog some personal space in […]
Dog aggression is a serious and common behavioral problem for dog owners. There are many reasons as to why your dog may be aggressive toward other dogs, animals or even people. One of those reasons could be that your dogs doesn’t feel as though you can or will address potential threats, so they decide […]
It’s unfortunate that most dog owners are oblivious to the world around them. They walk the streets with their dog pulling at the front of the lead walking up to any dog or person it wants. Most dog owners believe they have a good understanding and good control of their dogs, so they unknowingly put Fido in compromising situations. […]
