Why Your Dog Isn’t Listening (And the 10 Rules to Fix It)
Why Your Dog Isn’t Listening (And the 10 Rules to Fix It) 🐾 Dog training isn’t about carving out an hour a day and running drills. It’s about the standards you live by every single day. Whether you’re walking through your Kansas City neighborhood, heading…
Why do dogs bark & what can be done about it? Part 2
Why do dogs bark & what can be done about it? Part 2 So, now we have arrived at the other big reason dogs bark…exercise (or lack thereof). Let’s be honest, most of us do not give our dogs enough exercise, let alone mental stimulation…
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 — 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 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…
The 3 D’s of Dog Training: Why Most Training Falls Apart (And How to Fix It)
The 3 D’s of Dog Training: Why Most Training Falls Apart (And How to Fix It) If you’ve ever felt stuck teaching your dog a simple cue like sit, down, stay, or come, there’s a good chance you skipped a step—not because your dog is…
The Three D’s – The “Big” One “DISTRACTION”
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…
