Kansas City Dog Trainer: The Importance of Positive Reinforcement Training for Your Dog
Kansas City dog trainer: The Importance of Positive Reinforcement Training for Your Dog: The use of positive reinforcement for dog training simply means that you reward the behaviors you like and ignore those you don’t. A quality Kansas City dog trainer should know that positive…
Why Your Dog Training Isn’t Working (And What Needs to Change)
When Humor Becomes a Coaching Tool 🐾 Why Your Dog Training Isn’t Working (And What Needs to Change) Some dog trainers love dogs and struggle with people. That’s not entirely a joke. Dogs don’t overthink things. They don’t sit around rationalizing why they shouldn’t listen….
What kind of Dog Trainer am I ?
What kind of Dog Trainer am I? OK, so this is a presentation I did way back when, 2011 to be exact (way less grey and a lot slimmer), but the question of “What Kind of Dog Trainer Am I came up, and you know…
Why do dogs bark & what can be done about it? Part 1
Why do dogs bark & what can be done about it? Part 1 Excessive barking or nuisance barking is one of the most frequent issues I encounter as a trainer. The “why do dogs bark” question is easy (as you will see), but the “what…
🐾 What Is Your Dog Practicing When You’re Not Home?
🐾 What Is Your Dog Practicing When You’re Not Home? 🎯 The Training Blind Spot Most Dog Owners Miss Training doesn’t just happen when you’re working with your dog — it happens all day long. Most dog owners believe training happens during training sessions. You…
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Fear Periods and Socialization
How to Get Your Dog’s Attention: Teach “Watch Me”
How to Get Your Dog’s Attention: Teach “Watch Me” One of the first things I teach a dog is Watch Me. Because if you don’t have your dog’s attention, teaching anything else is almost impossible. If your dog is locked onto something else in the…
Dog Won’t Come When Called????
Got a dog that takes off, runs away or simply put “Won’t Come Back When Called”??? Well it probably because of what you do when he won’t come back. Let us help you get back on track and teach your dog that coming back is…
Great Couple of Posts from a Pro on Thunder Storm Phobias….
OK if you don’t know who Patricia McConnell is well, you can thank me later for the introduction. She is one of the best (in my not so humble opinion) in the field of dogs and dog training. Today I want to share a two…
