Preparing Your Dog for Post-Pandemic Life
These are exciting times! The world is opening back up and soon life will be back to more-or-less normal. Unfortunately, your dog may not be as happy about this news …
Dog Training Tips
How teaching anxious dogs what to do can help them feel less anxious
Is your dog anxious? In my position as a professional trainer, I see a lot of anxious behavior: anxious behavior in dogs, anxious behavior in cats… even anxious behavior in …
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Trails and your dog: Are you safe?
Many of you have probably seen the video of a man on a trail in Utah being chased by a cougar. The video is pretty scary! The cat continues to …
Environmental enrichment: How COVID-19 is teaching us the importance of choice-rich lives for our pets
Did you read my recent piece on how self-isolation gives us a bit of an insight into what our pets lives are like all the time [spoiler alert: their lives are …
How COVID-19 is teaching us about our dogs’ lives
You’re stuck at home, and it’s frustrating. You can’t do all the things you normally do when you normally do them. Some things you can’t do at all. It’s no …
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Canine Co-workers: The number one dog training tip for people who work from home
More people are working from home than ever before. Are you one of them? While the extra-short commute from your breakfast table to your desk is great, transforming your home …
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Help! I have to self-isolate, but I need to socialize my puppy! (a.k.a. Puppy Socialization in the Time of COVID-19)
Congratulations, sort of! You just got a new puppy! But now COVID is all anyone can think about and you’re being told to self-isolate. You have only a short time …
Online dog training & behavior help: Does it work?
So your dog (or other pet) is driving you crazy. Maybe he barks at people or other dogs. Maybe she’s never learned to settle down quietly during dinner. Or maybe …
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Puppy Socialization With People
Your new puppy has arrived, and you want to do everything you can to help him grow up into a great companion. Most people think about teaching sit, down, stay, …
Dealing with Excessive Barking (Anxious Barking)
Anxious barking is caused by anxiety or fear, and often happens when a dog sees a “trigger” such as a stranger, another dog, or a motorcycle. To stop anxious barking, you must identify the source of the anxiety and either eliminate it (if possible) or train the dog to accept it.