Happy Animalz Blog

Mar 1, 20219 min read

Dog 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

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 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, 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

Dec 7, 20204 min read

Puppy Socialization in Quarantine: Home Alone Style

Kevin uses his imagination to solve problems throughout the movie and that is what puppy socialization is all about, even outside quarantine

Oct 26, 20203 min read

How to Choose Criteria for Effective Behavior Training

In 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

Sep 28, 20206 min read

The 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

Sep 21, 20204 min read

The Training Lab: Down Stay Around Cats - Part 1

Cats 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

Sep 7, 20202 min read

Cues 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