Having a well-behaved dog starts with your leadership. We talk a lot about leading your dog to make better choices,...
Advocating for Your Dog is an Essential Role in Training
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Training 101 Articles
Why Dog Training Tools Are Essential: Understanding the Prong Collar
Can a person be successful without using tools to change their dog’s behavior? Absolutely. But using these tools to...
When and Why To Keep a Leash on Your Dog in the House
Keeping a leash on your dog while inside your home is an easy and effective way to guide your dog’s behavior. Leashes are traditionally used on walks, outside of the house, but added training value can be found in using them inside. Many people seek out dog training...
Question: “When can I stop using the crate or prong collar?”
A common question many owners have is: Will my dog always have to use a dog crate and prong collar? We always make the point that owners can choose when to stop using a crate or prong collar but that the choice is best made when there are no more behavior issues to...
Leading Our Dogs to Learn
Dogs have the capacity to change and grow faster than we give them credit for. We tend to sell them short concerning their capacity to improve how they behave. What is required is a basic level of leadership to lead them toward the things we wish them to do. When we...
Appreciating Your Commitment: Why Choose a Professional Dog Trainer
Working one-on-one with a trainer or coach is proven to give you better results–regardless of what you want to accomplish. Research done on career, fitness, and personal growth coaching can be applied to training your dog. In every case where you want more knowledge...
Using Food to Train Your Dog: the Power of Mealtime
There’s no question that food can have a powerful effect on a dog. How you choose to incorporate food into relationship-based dog training actually matters. By using a dog’s natural food drive, you can impart lessons of leadership, calmness, impulse control, and...
Having a Well-Socialized Dog
Socialization of your dog is built on your human-canine relationship before it’s time for a fun canine-canine interaction. Leadership precedes socialization.Socialization of dogs goes beyond the simple concept of “mixing with others” and “let the dogs work it out”....
What is a Structured Walk?
By using calm, confident leash control while walking your dog at your side, you are practicing a Structured Walk. It’s an exercise in communicating better behavior expectations for your dog. The Structured Walk is a fundamental component of Dog Coach training and...