If your puppy is grabbing your sleeves, nipping your ankles, or turning your hands into tiny chew toys, you might be wondering if you brought home a baby alligator instead of a dog. Many people start to worry that something is wrong with their [...]
Guest post by Enya Habel Sitting here today, I can hardly believe where this journey has taken me. When I first stepped into the world of dog agility, I had no idea how deeply it would challenge me or how much it would teach [...]
Every one of us who trains dogs eventually meets a challenge that makes us question what we believe… A dog who “doesn’t respond.” A behavior that won’t change. A problem that feels unsolvable. A distraction that seems overwhelming. It’s tempting, in those moments, [...]
If you’ve ever searched “how do I train my dog to sit” or wondered how to teach a puppy to sit without constantly showing a cookie, you’re not alone. Many dogs learn to sit only when they see food in your hand, and before [...]
I’ve written a lot of blog posts about puppies, but I’ve never posted about a typical day for a puppy who lives with me, so that’s what we’re going to look at today. There are four puppies here right now, and one will be with [...]
Things have been a little weird around here since we welcomed Momentum's litter of four puppies. Weird in a good way, and I'm preoccupied with puppiness. Which might not be a word. There have been a lot of requests for photos, so today my blog [...]
Did you know not all dog toys are created equal? If you have a new puppy, or have recently adopted a dog or are looking for ways to grow a closer relationship with your companion, picking the right toys will help. In the video below, [...]
There's a lot of puppy love in our community at the moment, with many people welcoming a new pup into their family. Several years ago, I wrote about a game that will help preserve your recall cue with your puppy, and this seems like a [...]
Swagger jumping up by invitation. Initially, the title of this blog post was "how do I stop my dog jumping?" ... then I changed it to "how do I train my dog not to jump?" ... then I added "up" to the end. [...]
A puppy's mind is fully capable of learning at an early age, so there is no need to consider putting off his or her education. What we do need to consider is how that education happens. My puppy controls when we move ahead to the [...]
The topic of housetraining is one that comes up many times a day the world over when a new puppy or rescue dog joins a home. As it's a question we see a lot, I thought I'd do a blog post with the inside scoop [...]
Many years ago I introduced a game that has changed the lives of many thousands of people and their dogs the world over. It’s the key building block to everything I teach in dog training. That game is ItsYerChoice (IYC). This is the game that [...]
