Happy Animalz Blog

Oct 25, 20215 min read

The Training Lab: Using Targeting to Take Your Dog's "Give" Behavior to the Next Level!

There are a couple ways to train "give" but if your dog is more experienced with clicker training and needs a brain game, you can take their

Sep 6, 20213 min read

What Should I Teach My Puppy?

To help you out, I have decided to compile a list of my top five behaviors that puppies should know!

Feb 22, 20217 min read

Targeting: One Skill, Many Applications

In this article, I will continue my discussion on targeting and cover how to apply targeting to training, some helpful do’s and don’ts of...

Feb 8, 20215 min read

The Training Lab: Foundation Skills – Nose to Hand Target and Follow the Target

Last week I covered the topic of targeting and why it is so important. If you have not yet read that post, you can check it out here!

Feb 1, 20213 min read

What Every Dog Owner Needs to Teach Their Dog!

In this article I am going to discuss the first foundation skill that you need teach your dog. That foundation skill is targeting.

Jan 11, 20217 min read

The Training Lab: Bath Time!

Bath time does not have to be stressful. Tough your dog might not be too excited about baths, you can at least teach them to participate in

Jan 11, 20214 min read

Dog Hygiene: Training for Bath Time!

Bath time can be quite a mess for some people. I know this because I used to work for a Labradoodle breeder and many times I came to work an

Oct 5, 20202 min read

Simpler is Better: Picking Behaviors to Train your Dog

In animal training “the why” is also extremely important for success with training behaviors. How so? Let me explain.

Aug 31, 20203 min read

When Starting is Stopping: How to Stop Behavior Politely

Almost every person I have worked with-in my animal training career comes to me with the question “How do I stop my dog from doing such and