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How To Stop Your Dog From Barking At The Neighbor’s Dog
“Fence fighting” is a difficult behavior to change! Why? Because it is FUN for all of the dogs involved to bark at each other at the fence. Running back and forth, barking, spitting, snarling and working yourself up is serious...
by Minette
Teaching Your Old Dog New Tricks: 5 Things You May Be Doing Wrong
So, you have an older dog. Maybe you just adopted them, or perhaps they’ve been a family member for a long time. They might not be as lively as they once were, but that doesn’t mean they can’t learn...
by Melissa Headley
Two Ways to Teach Your Dog to Greet Guests Politely And One Mistake to Avoid
Recently, I wrote an article titled “The #1 Secret to Getting Your Dog to Leave Your Guests Alone”. This is a very important article. There are some dogs out there that should NEVER interact or greet your guests. Dogs...
The #1 Secret to Getting Your Dog to Leave Your Guests Alone
Ohhhhhh, dogs love guests!!!! Guests are exciting! Your dog probably hardly ever “truly” gets in trouble when guests are over visiting! The same goes for kids and guests. I remember when I was a kid, I looooooved having company over...
17 Signs Of Stress in Dogs
I have been asked to write an article on signs of stress in dogs, which I think is wonderful! So, few people actually understand the things their dogs are trying to communicate to them! I recently had a “date”...
7 Ways to Teach Your Dog to Face His Fears
Dog fears seem to be on the rise. I blame everything on social media and people’s sheer lack of time to spend with their dog. 15 years ago, it was rare to see an adult dog that had never been...
How and Why to Teach Your Dog “Leave It”
“Leave It” is one of the most important commands you can teach your dog! When teaching my puppy class just last week, we were discussing “impulse control”, and teaching the dog not to steal things from your hand (close to...
Tips For Adding Dogs To Your Household
Interesting to note, not all dogs get along! And, the truth is, it is our fault as humans! Back in the day of wild canines, dog evolution was in the “paws” of the wild canines. Today, humans manipulate characteristics and...
Why Your Dog Growls At Some People And Not Others
Dogs are interesting creatures. They are so simple in some contexts and so complicated in others, or so we think. Honestly, I think the problem is that we humans don’t take the time to try and understand our dogs. We...
Tips for Teaching Your Dog Impulse Control and Why it Matters
One of the biggest problems that I see in dog training is a total lack of impulse control. Ironically, this wasn’t a HUGE issue 20 years ago. I think, back then, people had fewer distractions, and at least taught their...
