Dallas Kelley, KPA CTPMar 1, 20219 minDog Gone Crazy: Tips for Humans Living with High Energy Dogs How many of you have had that moment with your dog where you just don’t know if you will make it through the day because your adolescent dog
Dallas Kelley, KPA CTPFeb 22, 20217 minTargeting: 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...
Dallas Kelley, KPA CTPFeb 1, 20213 minWhat 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.
Dallas Kelley, KPA CTPJan 11, 20214 minDog 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
Dallas Kelley, KPA CTPDec 7, 20204 minPuppy Socialization in Quarantine: Home Alone StyleKevin uses his imagination to solve problems throughout the movie and that is what puppy socialization is all about, even outside quarantine
Dallas Kelley, KPA CTPOct 26, 20203 minHow to Choose Criteria for Effective Behavior TrainingIn many articles I have used the word “criteria”. This word refers to what the learner needs to accomplish to get the click to go off and re
Dallas Kelley, KPA CTPSep 28, 20206 minThe Training Lab: Down Stay Around Cats – Part 2 Now that your dog is going to the bed and laying down on cue, you will add in distractions. When adding distractions, you first need to make
Dallas Kelley, KPA CTPSep 21, 20204 minThe Training Lab: Down Stay Around Cats - Part 1Cats and dogs not getting along is a common problem. There are often a few different reasons for this issue, and there are a couple differen
Dallas Kelley, KPA CTPSep 7, 20202 minCues Versus Commands: What is the Difference? What is the difference between commands and cues? This is something that I know I used to wonder when I first got started and I have heard o