How Leash Reactivity Taught my Dog Flight
As a dog professional, I want to share a little secret with you. My dog is not perfect. Nor do I expect him to be,
October 12, 2022
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Category: Training Tips
October 2022 Training Challenge: Teach Your Pet Something New Through Luring
I hope y’all are having a smooth transition into fall! With the start of October comes the next in our series of training challenges about
October 5, 2022
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What About Agency in Training?
Earlier this month, we had a really great question enter our inbox: I have a 1-yr-old Chow-Pitbull-Cattle Dog-Mastiff mix (Embark). We train nearly daily, with
September 28, 2022
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Why I Never Give My Dog People Food
Let me get right to the point. I never give my dog people food. Why? Because people food doesn’t actually exist. There are consumables and
September 21, 2022
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September 2022 Training Challenge: Teach Your Pet Something New Through Capturing
It’s September, y’all! That means it is time for our monthly training challenge! There are many ways that we can teach a behavior, but for
September 7, 2022
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The Common Mistake That Will Cost You
How many times have you made this mistake: you learn something new and go straight to the fun part. The harder part. How can you
July 27, 2022
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Behavior Problems
5 Reasons Your Pet Needs Flight Training
When we wrote Canine Enrichment for the Real World, there were some topics that we knew people would ask us about. We expected the
June 22, 2022
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Enrichment
What To Do When the Best Defense Is a Good Offense
Much of aggressive behavior, including bites, is based in fear. And the goal of those behaviors is typically to increase the distance between the individual
June 15, 2022
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Behavior Problems
Pain Doesn’t Always Look Like Pain
Think back to a time when you have been in pain. Now let’s get more specific: think back to a time when you have
June 8, 2022
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Training Tips
Why I Stopped Asking My Dog to “Come”
If you prefer to listen to this blog post, click here. We say we want to provide our dogs agency. We say we want
May 11, 2022
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