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Clicker training to make your dog more creative? You got it!
Clicker training to make your dog more creative? You got it! If you are new to clicker training, check out our introduction to clicker training article. If you have started clicker training and understand the principal behind how it works, you might be interested in the video below. Teaching creativity is somewhat an advanced concept…
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5 Reasons Why Leash Training Dogs is So Important
We all would prefer that our dog doesn’t pull us, but here are some reasons why training your dog not to pull on a leash – or more accurately – training your dog to walk with a loose leash – is actually important. 1. When dogs pull on the leash, we get frustrated. Continual frustration…
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Why do dogs pull on a leash?
I had a dog that would pull to get to the next telephone pole, and then anchor (refuse to budge) once she got there until she was done. Then as soon as she was done she would practically spring to the next pole. And then she would anchor. So much for going for a nice…
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How to Train a Dog to Walk on a Leash
We would all like to walk our dogs without having them pull us. But how many of us realize that it’s not all that natural for some dogs to walk as slowly as we do? And beside us no less? How many off leash dogs have you seen go for a walk side by side…
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Why Feeding Your Dog Once a Day Creates Problems
Feeding your dog once a day is common for many dog owners. It’s convenient, for one thing. And when people think about how wolves feed in the wild: feast or famine, it’s easy to see how people might think that feeding once a day is perfectly acceptable. But dogs are not wolves. Our dogs should…
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How to Recognize if Your Dog Likes Tummy Rubs
How to Recognize if Your Dog Likes Tummy Rubs, Petting (and Other Helpful Tips)! Humans often misinterpret dog signals. We think a tail wag means a dog is happy, that all dogs love to be petted, or a dog rolling over on his back wants a tummy rub. Does your dog like belly rubs? Find out. Relaxed dogs look loose…
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Dogs’ facial expressions give them away
As dog owners, it is no surprise to us that a dog’s behavior changes according to the situation they are in. But researchers in Japan have discovered some subtleties in dogs’ facial expressions we may not know about. Using a high-speed camera to study the subtleties in 12 different dogs they learned that there is significant interaction between the…