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[VIDEO] Who Else Wants to Teach a Dog to Drop it?
Teaching a Dog to Drop it Teaching your dog how to drop things when asked is very useful! Dogs routinely pick things up things in their mouths, from forbidden food to your underwear. Some dogs are even little thieves that will bury their heads into your guest’s purse when you are not looking, only to enjoy the…
Dog and Toddler Safety: How to prevent bites
Statistically more children are seen by hospitals for dog bites than any other age group. It is simply far too easy for children to get bitten because they play with dogs the most and in ways that are more likely to alarm dogs. In addition, they have less experience in reading the warning signs and are less able to defend themselves.…
Is the interest in shock collars on the rise? What do search trends tell us?
Here are some charts show search trends around dog training collars and dog aggression. It certainly indicates the interested in shock collars is alive and well. What do these charts say to you? Shock collar search vs other searches trends for dog collars While the amount of people searching says nothing about why they are searching for…
How anxiety relates to dog aggression and why we need to treat it
While you may think your dog is aggressive because of the neighbour’s black dog or the guy wearing that crazy hat, it is now believed by the scientific community that anxiety or uncertainty underlies most dog aggression (1). That anxiety or uncertainty in dogs underlies dog aggression is not immediately obvious. As a result it…
Secrets to getting your Significant Other on board with your dog training
What to do when your Significant Others sabotages your dog training. I’ve got difficult challenging kids.  Both have been identified as intellectually “gifted”.  This mean their brains work on a different level – and I mean in other ways than just being “smart”.  They are highly sensitive, intense, argumentative, easily bored, and relentless about their…
Dog training tip: training a dog that isn’t food motivated
This dog-training article about food motivation (see below) was written originally some time ago, and yet trainers still struggle with clients and others that insist their dogs are not food motivated (or worse – using food for training leads to euthanasia – yikes!) If you are new to training, you might be confused about who’s…
What you may not know about rewarding a dog’s fear or aggression
Can treats reinforce a dog’s fear or aggression? A recent blog comment sparked an interesting question in response to our article, 5 Harsh Realities of Treating Dog Aggression, which we thought was worth a blog post. The question came after a statement that treats can’t reinforce (strengthen or cause it to repeat) fear. The poster…