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Flow Training
The type of dog training I employ is called “Flow Training”. The key principle is that dogs obey humans when they perceive that the human is their leader. In other words, ...read more
Dog Separation Anxiety
Most dogs experience separation anxiety to some degree. They are social animals that love their masters and enjoy their company. A dog that is somewhat sad to see his master leave for work is not ...read more
Correcting Your Dog
I don’t think there is a "Dog Trainer" out there that would disagree with me.
I can’t tell you how often I took "Scooter," my new training dog out for the first ...read more
Dog Potty Training 101
The number one reason people call me is because of problems with dog house training.. The problems fall into two categories. The first is potty training a puppy and the second category ...read more
Zen Dog Training
I'm a professional dog trainer. I don’t ordinarily believe in the mystical or magical. But I realize that when I do my job well, I’m not being driven by human logic or some ...read more
Top 10 Dog Training Mistakes
Ok, picture three dog trainers sitting in a room and actually agreeing on something. For those of you that understand trainers and their different ideas of what is the correct way to train a ...read more
Teaching Your Dog To Heel
It never ceases to amaze me how many people I see being pulled along by their dog while out “walking”. What amazes me more is that most of these people blame ...read more
Basic Dog Training: Sit and Down
I believe that the formula for a well-trained dog is obedience training, socialization and physical exercise. Obedience training is a positive way to teach your dog that you are his pack ...read more
Your Attitude and Dog Training
Attitude is the mind’s paintbrush. It can color any situation.
There is nothing more critical to the success of dog training than the owner's ...read more
Stopping Excessive Barking
Dogs do not engage in unrewarding behavior. Dog training is mostly about making bad behaviors unrewarding. If we simply employ this principle, we can stop our dog from barking ...read more
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