Find It – fun game AND useful tool in your dog behavior modification toolbox

2024-03-26T21:19:25+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Have you ever played the Find It Game with your dog? Some people see it as something fun to do with your dog. Others see it as a way to distract your dog from other things. And it can be both of those. But if you don't know how to utilize it as a [...]

Jumping and appropriate greetings

2023-01-31T14:18:16+00:00By |Categories: Ask The Trainer Book, Dog Training|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

This article is part of our E-book, ASK THE TRAINER: Answers to common questions about dog training and behavior issues, including jumping, leash manners, aggression, fearfulness, and more.     Question: When I arrive home, my dog always jumps on me. I have tried pushing him down and [...]

Jumping – when a dog is too excited to sit

2022-04-30T12:17:05+00:00By |Categories: Ask The Trainer Book, Dog Training|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

This article is part of our E-book, ASK THE TRAINER: Answers to common questions about dog training and behavior issues, including jumping, leash manners, aggression, fearfulness, and more.     Question: My dog gets so excited when we return home. We’ve tried making him sit before petting him [...]

Reactive dog? Here are four categories of alternative behaviors we use

2020-12-29T13:47:18+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Juvenile Delinquents Dog Book|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

Do you have a reactive dog? One of the most common behavior issues I am asked for help in resolving is reactivity issues. One of the ways we work to address these issues is through the use of alternative behaviors. For most dogs, this is reactivity on leash and can be directed toward other dogs, [...]

Successfully training a dog not to chase cars or anything else

2019-04-29T02:34:36+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training|Tags: , , , |0 Comments

I recently received an email from a client who had completed our Basic Training Online Course. Training was going well except for one specific distraction: this dog loves to chase cars. When this dog accidentally got out, he chased a car and was injured. That didn’t stop him from wanting to chase cars – even [...]

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