In my opinion, there are three basic stages in teaching a dog anything. Whether you are teaching sit, down, watch me, stay or recall for that matter, you must learn, understand, and deal with the 3 D’s of dog training. They are Duration, Distance and…
OK, at this point you know that a polite “sit” is the way your dog asks for something or says please. Now for the big question, how do we teach sit? Well, we know that “sit” is when a dog puts his/her rump on the…
Now for the third “D”, the one that is typically the root of all evil when it comes to problem behaviors…DISTRACTION! As you can probably guess on your own, Distraction is the hardest issue for people who own dogs. Ironically, it is also the biggest…
This book is specifically geared to be a better shelter volunteer or pet foster, but there is a ton of information for folks to better understand their dog and learn how to get better behavior from them (which will also get them adopted faster). So Read more →
Ok, this book is really a game-changer! It covers both the idea of nature (genetics and breeding) and nurture (what and how we raise them) and unapologetically points out you must understand both. Still, science-based, positive reiforcement and a Book I require many of my Read more →
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