Begin With the Easiest Commands For Dog Training

Training your dog to respond to specific commands is somewhat necessary if you would like your life as a dog owner to be as pleasant and hassle-free. However, the actual experience of training your dog can be fun and positive for both you and your pet.

Choosing Between a GPS Microchip and GPS Collar to Track Your Dog

If you happen to own a curious dog that loves to discover the world outside, it might get you into some serious trouble. Dogs with this behavior love to wander away especially if they are driven by their natural urges. Do not let your dog give you unnecessary problems. Make him easy to find with a GPS microchip or GPS tracking collar.

Dog Psychology – Associative Vs Relational Change

One of the issues that can be very confusing and deceiving when it comes to behavior is recognizing the difference between associative vs relational change. While both offer the same physical response from first appearances only relational change influences unwanted behavior it comes to impacting the decision making process of the dog.

5 Practical Tips When Searching for a Missing Dog

Losing your dog can be a major headache. Thankfully, the search process doesn’t have to be too complicated as you follow these 5 tips. Read on and learn what you should do in case your dog goes missing.

Service Dog Training – Volume 1

Training a service dog takes time and energy with a ton of consistency. Go through the process with me and my medical alert service dog, Jag.

Dog Grooming, Tools, Tips, and Tricks

Grooming a dog, depending on the breed is not an easy task. However, with proper tools, preparing your pet, and having someone for assistance can make the job a lot less difficult.

Dogs and Leashes: Always Together?

We have been accustomed to establishing a relationship between dogs and leashes most of our lives as dog owners. It seems we have always been taught that dogs have to be trained using leashes and that these are a must when walking them.

Kids and Dog Bites

A cute dog can turn into a vicious attacker in just a moment’s notice. There is nothing quite as terrifying in life as a dog bite attack. It can be particularly terrifying for a small child. If you or your child have been attacked by a vicious or malicious dog, or just your neighbor’s “friendly pooch,” immediately seek proper medical care.

Make Dog Training Fun, Not A Chore

I always tell my clients that dog training is something you should enjoy doing with your dog not something that you dread. I have always found that training with my dog was so exciting when the light bulb goes off and the dog grasps the new exercise. I know it is just as exciting for the dog as it is for the trainer.

Train Your Dog Not To Run Through Open Doors

Dogs that escape and run through opens doors are at a very high risk of dying. Yes, it’s true and I have known people that lost their dog because of this one bad habit. Don’t let it happen to your dog instead train you dog to do a sit stay at the door and not cross the doors threshold until you invite it out.

Tips For Stopping Submissive Peeing

Quite often I will have a client with a young dog that that is suffering from submissive peeing. This can usually be a huge concern for a new dog owner that has not had any experience with this in the past. I hope this article will give you a few tips if you have a dog that is suffering from submissive peeing.

Make Dog Training A Family Affair

When beginning obedience training there is quite often one request from my client. They want the dog to be able to work for all members of the family including mom, dad as well as the kids. I always explain that it is a very reasonable request and after the dog is trained we will teach the entire family how to work with the trained dog.

Get Your Lost Dog Back Home Safe and Sound

Having your dog lost is a very scary situation. It can happen in several different ways. Maybe your dog darted out the front door when a visitor tried to enter. It’s possible that your dog escaped from the backyard by digging under or crawling over the fence. It’s also possible that your dog slipped out of its collar while out on a walk and ran away. It doesn’t really matter how it happened. The question is will you be able to get your dog back safely?

Get Involved In Dog Sports

If you have an active lifestyle or have a dog that needs to get rid of a bunch of energy you may consider getting involved in some type of dog sport. There are a bunch of dog sports to get involved in and in this article I will discuss just a few of them.

Backyard Dangers For Your Dog

Believe it or not there are a bunch of dangerous things for your dog right in your own backyard. Everything from poisonous plants, choking dangers and even a fence that isn’t adequate. In this article we will discuss some of those dangers so you can watch out for them.