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Less No, More Yes

We all get frustrated when our dog does something she isn’t supposed to do – like chasing the cat, raiding the trash, or jumping up to check out the counter (or our guests), etc. Our usual response is to get frustrated and tell our dog “NO!” in order to get her to stop. But there […]

It’s ALL Tricks To Your Dog

Bob was recently on WGLT with Laura Kennedy on “Animal House” to talk about the best way to train your dog to do fun tricks and good manners. Listen here. And watch the video of Bob and Daisy demonstrating some of her tricks!

Winter Exercise Tips

It’s Cold – Keep Moving! As I mention often to my clients, one of my favorite training proverbs says, “A tired dog is a well behaved dog.” Conversely, a dog who is bored and bustling with pent up energy is a problem waiting to happen. Exercising our dogs can be challenging when it’s too cold to […]

Dominant – NOT!

“He thinks he’s alpha.” “We have to establish the dog’s rank in our family.” Let me persuade you what scientists have known for a while – it just ain’t so! No misunderstanding harms our relationship with our dogs more than “dominance theory.” Poorly done research in the mid-20th century mistakenly concluded that wolves fight to […]

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