Kansas City Dog Behavior Specialist: Sit & Stay — Helping Your Dog Learn the Basics of Obedience in 2025
Teaching your dog basic obedience commands like “sit” and “stay” is foundational to a well-behaved and balanced canine companion. These commands are not only essential for good manners but also for your dog’s safety and your peace of mind. If you’re looking to strengthen your…
Dog Trainer in Shawnee, KS shares his thoughts on a session I had today Part 6
Editor’s Note – Anchor Post Context Editor’s note: These posts were written as a way to get my thoughts down during real training sessions—what I was seeing in the moment, what was working, and how effective dog training actually looks in the real world. Over…
Think Your Dog Is Stubborn? You’re Probably Missing This
Most Dogs Aren’t Stubborn — We Just Need a Little More Information Think Your Dog Is Stubborn? You’re Probably Missing This 🐾 Training Owners, Not Dogs That’s been my tagline for years. And I often tell my clients — usually with a smile…
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…
Sit Part 3…Signal & Cue!
Now you have to decide which verbal cue or hand signal you will be using for “sit”. As with all of my training, I focus on hand signals first! Remember, DOGS DON’T SPEAK ENGLISH! I simply modified the luring movement of my hand with the…
Sit Part 2….How it’s done and using a clicker!
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…
SIT… Say Please
Have you ever wished your dog could say please? Wouldn’t this be an awesome way for our dogs to show their manners? Imagine having a command that required your dog not only to ask for something but also to show the proper energy level when…
