Training & Behavior
Intruders, Stay Away: How to Train Your Dog to Bark at Strangers
You’ve washed your face, brushed your teeth, and turned down the covers. You jump in bed and turn…
December 20, 20224 min read
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Training & Behavior
The Food's Gone: Here's Why Dogs Hide Food
It’s Friday evening. Another busy work week has come to an end! You’ve opted to celebrate by having…
November 20, 20224 min read
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The Pooping Spot: A Quick Way to Get Your Dog to Poop in One Place
One of the most frustrating aspects of dog ownership definitely has to do with the less pleasant…
November 13, 20223 min read
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Easy Dog Training: Leash Train Your Puppy in No Time
Likely one of the biggest difficulties for dog owners next to potty training is leash training their…
November 9, 20224 min read
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Cadaver Dogs: A Quick Look into Their Training
Our four-legged best friends are more than just household companions; many dogs have very serious…
November 7, 20224 min read
Training & Behavior
Drywall Destroyed: Stop Your Dog's Drywall Chewing Frenzy
It’s a quiet night in the house. Too quiet. The normal sounds of your dog stirring are absent from…
November 7, 20224 min read
Training & Behavior
Multilingual Dogs: Why Are Some Trainers Using German to Train Their Dogs?
If you’ve ever found yourself near K9 officers, walking past protection dogs in training, you may…
October 30, 20223 min read
Training & Behavior
Stop the Bark: Why Do Some Dogs Seemingly Bark at Every Noise?
It’s the middle of the night. Your house is pitch dark and totally silent. Suddenly, a loud…
October 30, 20224 min read
Training & Behavior
From Couch-Potato to Bodyguard: Training Your Dog for Personal Protection
Dogs are so much more than just best friends to lounge with on the couch and companions to hike with…
October 16, 20224 min read
Training & Behavior
Effective Communication: Teach Your Dog to Ask to Go Outside
As pet owners, we often wish our pups could talk to us and say exactly what they want! That would…
October 11, 20225 min read
Training & Behavior
Make Love, Not War: How to Get Your Dogs to Get Along
For some of us, dogs are like potato chips… you can never have just one! But, if only it was that…
October 10, 20227 min read
Training & Behavior
Easily Teach Your Scared Dog to Go down the Stairs with This Effective Method
Stairs can often be the plight of any pet owner when Fido is scared to use them. What might seem…
October 10, 20225 min read
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Training an Older Dog: When Is It Too Late?
Can you train an old dog with new tricks? Turns out, you certainly can! But the question then…
October 10, 20224 min read
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Why Male Dogs Act Differently Around Pregnant Female Dogs
Some things in life are unseen but are still very real. The wind. The effects of gravity. The…
June 28, 20224 min read
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Puppy Barking in the Crate? Here’s How to Make It Stop
Dogs best communicate with us through vocalizations as humans aren’t always the best at picking up…
May 29, 20226 min read
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Puppy Crying in the Crate? Here’s How to Put a Stop to It
No one said crate training would be easy, nor did they say it would be quiet! The process can go…
May 29, 20225 min read
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Crate Training a Rescue Dog: Tips for Success
Rescuing is a very admirable endeavor; with thousands of dogs around the country desperately needing…
May 17, 20224 min read
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Crate Training an Older Dog: Tips for Success
Whoever says you can’t teach an old dog new tricks has clearly never shared a life with a canine…
May 6, 20223 min read
Training & Behavior
Crate Training: Pros & Cons of One of The Best Dog Training Tools Around
How we care for and treat our furry best friends has changed tremendously over the years, from new…
May 4, 20226 min read
Training & Behavior
Easy-to-Follow Schedule for Crate Training Success: How to Create Your Own
If you’ve perused my various crate training articles , you’ll see a frequent suggestion appear…
May 3, 20225 min read
Training & Behavior
How to Stop a Dog From Urinating in the House: The Definitive Guide
It’s a lazy Sunday afternoon, and you’re cleaning up around the house. You gather dirty laundry and…
April 26, 20225 min read
Training & Behavior
Dog Aggressive Around the Crate? Here's Why & What to Do
With so many positives to crate training , it’s hard to consider any repercussions of such a feat…
April 19, 20225 min read
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Crate Training Regression: How to Get Back on Track
Some days, it feels like crate training your dog is a never-ending battle. Progress seems to stall…
April 17, 20225 min read
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Puppy Is Peeing in the Crate? This Is Why & What to Do
Crate training has so many hurdles to overcome, from encouraging your puppy to step inside all the…
April 14, 20226 min read