A Dog Trainer in Kansas City Explains Why Your Dog Isn’t Stubborn — They’re Overwhelmed (And So Are You)…
A Dog Trainer in Kansas City Explains why Your Dog Isn’t Stubborn — They’re Overwhelmed (And So Are You) Most dogs who “don’t listen” aren’t being difficult — they’re overwhelmed. And in many homes, their people are too. Busy schedules, noisy evenings, and…
Teaching Leave-It: How Dogs Learn to Disengage and Choose You Instead
🐾 Teaching Leave-It: How Dogs Learn to Disengage and Choose You Instead In the previous blog, Dog Trainer in Kansas City Explains Why Your Dog Isn’t Listening, we focused on building attention and engagement through hand-feeding and structured games. That foundation matters, because a dog…
A Dog Trainer in Shawnee KS Helps With 7 Proven Ways To Prep Your Dog for Visitors and Holidays Without Stress
A Dog Trainer in Shawnee KS Helps With 7 Proven Ways To Prep Your Dog for Visitors and Holidays Without Stress When the holidays roll around, your home fills with people, movement, food, noise, and excitement. While that can be enjoyable for humans,…
In-Home Dog Training in Shawnee | Personalized Shawnee Dog Trainer & Behavior Help
Why In-Home Dog Training in Shawnee Works Better Than Group Classes At first glance, group dog training classes seem like a great deal. You meet other dog owners. Your pup gets some social time. And the price looks attractive compared to private lessons. But if…
Dog Training in Shawnee | Kansas City Dog Behavior Specialist & Puppy Training
Why Socialization Matters: From Forgotten Spanish to Shawnee Dog Training Success Have you ever taken a foreign language in school — maybe Spanish or French — only to forget most of it years later? That’s exactly what happened to me. I studied Spanish all through…
THE DOG OWNER’S BOOK OF POOP AND PEE!! – KISS Dog Training in Kansas City
A Dog Trainer in Kansas City worked hard and long on this book. Take a look and pass the info on to someone who needs it. Here is an excerpt: Is Fido peeing and pooping in all the wrong spots? Are you pulling your hair…
Dog Trainer in Kansas City Shares Awesome Blog on What Might be Wrong in Dog Training Today
Many of my friends know that Ian Dunbar was my first mentor (someone that I emulated) when I started my dog training journey in Kansas City. This blog post brings up lots of good ideas and issues with Dog Training today. Take a…
A Dog Trainer in Kansas City discusses another way to look at Separation Anxiety in Dogs but through a Humans Perspective
A Dog Trainer in Kansas City shares a great Article by one of his favorite dog trainers and Separation Anxiety expert… She recounts a recent experience that sheds some light on what can happen to a dog and create the kind of association that brings…
Another great Article on Separation Anxiety
OK this is the person that is the expert. I have read her books, read her blogs and while her answers are not always what you want to hear they will be the best way to help your dog over both the short and long…
How urgency and expectations can hurt dogs with Separation Anxiety
Great Article on separation anxiety and how expectations and urgency can harm dogs (or even humans) when using behavior modification programs. It’s a great read and worth the time! At K.I.S.S. Dog Training, we are proud to be a leader in dog training in Shawnee,…
