š¾ How to Crate Train Your Dog Without Anxiety
š¾ How to Crate Train Your Dog Without Anxiety Letās get right down to itā¦ If the only time you use the crate is when you leave the house or go to bed, the crate becomes associated with one thing: Losing the family. Thatās not…
Park It …. The Advanced Level of Go To Bed
Note: This article discusses the āPark Itā concept for helping dogs settle in the home. Over time, Iāve refined this approach into a clearer step-by-step process that moves from crate training to a bed and finally to a reliable stay. You can read the updated…
Leave It vs Drop It: The Most Misunderstood Commands in Dog Training
Leave It vs Drop It: The Most Misunderstood Commands in Dog Training A few years ago, I got a panicked phone call from a very small owner with a very large Rottweiler named Jake. Jake had just proudly brought a dead squirrel through the dog…
Petting Parties for Puppies vs Adult Dogs: What Changes and Why
Petting Parties for Puppies vs Adult Dogs: What Changes and Why The Petting Party Series ā Part 3 By now, you understand why dogs lose their minds when guests arrive and how structured repetition can change that behavior. What often gets missed, however, is that…
How to Run a Petting Party at Home (Without Making Things Worse)
How to Run a Petting Party at Home (Without Making Things Worse) The Petting Party Series ā Part 2 In Part 1 of the Petting Party series, we talked about *why* dogs lose their minds when guests arrive. Now itās time to talk about the…
How COVID Puppies Are Struggling Now ā And How to Fix Behavior Issues
How COVID Puppies Are Struggling Now ā And How to Fix Socialization, Anxiety, and Potty Training Issues Dogs raised during COVID didnāt get the same start as most puppiesāand weāre still seeing the effects today. During lockdowns, routines changed. Socialization opportunities disappeared. Dogs got used…
Why Dogs Lose Their Minds When Guests Come Over
The Petting Party Series ā Part 1 Picture this. Youāre sitting on the couch, ready to enjoy the game. The doorbell rings. Instantly, your dog explodesābarking, growling, jumping, losing their mind like an alarm just went off inside their head. Your guests hesitate. Someone laughs…
Is Leash Reactivity Hard to Fix? How Long It REALLY Takes (And What Most Owners Get Wrong)
š¾ Updated for Kansas City Dog Owners If youāre walking your dog in neighborhoods around Kansas City, Shawnee, or Overland Park, leash reactivity can feel overwhelming fast. Tight sidewalks, unexpected dog encounters, and busy environments make it easy to push dogs too far, too quickly….
My dog barks…What can I do? Park it Part 2ā¦Wireless Door bell (thank you mister Pavlov) using Park it along with the door bell.
Now that you have park it down and it is working during dinner and when new people enter the house, you are ready for the graduate school level of park it! Let me ask you a question, would you be interested in having your doorbell…
