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Push and release the springy end of the clicker, making a two-toned click. Then immediately treat. Do not click and then click again when...

I believe it's important to empower animals to make choices. The road to empowerment starts with using choice-rich techniques such as...

The American Kennel Club offers a very important title that you and your dog can acheive called the Canine Good Citizen or CGC. They also...

#1) The first thing you need to do is start ignoring the dog and stop speaking to the dog when they do jump. This is only teaching the...

Simple. They want to get somewhere and you do not walk as fast as the dog walks. There are plenty of other reasons your dog wants to go...

It depends.... Are you able to get your dog off of the furniture without yelling, pulling, yanking, or physically removing them from the...

#1) NECK DAMAGE Repeated stress on the neck can lead to long-term medical issues like damaging the thyroid glands and tissues around then...

A dog in the wild spends most of its standing/walking time, foraging for food. These wild dogs are not bored, they are not displaying...

During the first 6 weeks of this behavior(or any behavior for that matter) make sure that you are looking for and reinforcing every trial...

I hear it all the time, people tell me "I would never use a crate, that is cruel" But, wouldn't it be cruel to leave an animal that...

I use a clicker to train my dogs and my clients' dogs because a clicker is the most effective way to communicate with a dog or almost any...

National Dog Day is just around the corner. It’s that one special day in a year when you can pamper your pooch and show them how much you...

Does your dog cringe at the sight of nail clippers? Dog training has taught me a lot about caring for a dog. It is your duty to keep your...

Tips on how to get your dog's attention through positive training.

Feeding your dog out of a bowl is a wasted training opportunity. It is also very boring for the dog, think about it…. Before dogs were...

Preparing for a training sessions is more important than the actual training session itself. That's because if you don't prepare THE...

Congratulations on your new puppy! This is an exciting time for you, but you have a lot of work to do to be sure your puppy grows into a...