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Learn about one of the most important skills you should be teaching your puppy, targeting!

Puppy biting is one of the most common problems I get asked about during sessions with new clients, mostly wanting to know how to get it...

Attention, it seems like such a simple skill, until you get a puppy. Then you suddenly realize that so many other things are vying for...

Find out what three skills your puppy needs to learn first!

What are zoomies? If you are a new dog owner and have never heard this term, this post is for you!

Part 3 of a 3-part series on how to calm a high energy dog.

Part 2 in a series on how to get your high energy dog to calm down!

In part 1 of this three-part holiday series, learn tips for getting your high energy dog to calm down!

Teaching our brains to see the positives is a highly beneficial skill and one that can have a huge impact on how well our dogs...

Last week I answered five out ten of the most common puppy raising questions I get from clients. This week I will answer the next five!

Do you have questions about raising and training your puppy? Here you can find answers to some of the most common puppy training questions!

Almost everyone I know talks to their dog. We tend to mention our own thoughts to them, not expecting an answer, but we also speak directly

Training is often approached as if it is war. But it doesn't have to be that way. Read on to find out what I mean.

There are many aspects of our own behavior that our dogs pick up on that can have a huge impact on their learning. Today, I am going to...

To help you out, in this article and next week's article, I will be exploring two of my favorite behavior management tools. In this article

But training takes time and patience. However, management is different than training and can be a huge help right then and there when your d

What do we do when our dog's do not know a cue, but we need to change their behavior right then and there? What do we do right now?

s I have mentioned in previous posts, reinforcement history is your dog's history of receiving a reinforcer in reference to a behavior, expe

Grooming dogs is not an easy job. This is why we usually pay professionals to do this job for us. But we forget, that grooming is not easy f

Hopefully these photos and this article will help owners out there get a better understanding for what dog-on-dog communication looks like w