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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

Mar 8, 20218 min read

The Training Lab: How to Teach Your Dog to Listen for Your Voice

In this article, I am going to walk you through how to train your dog to listen for your voice.

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!

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

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