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Teaching your dog to speak in six steps is a fun trick that dogs of all ages and training levels can learn.
Do you want to teach your dog to roll over? This classic dog trick is fun to teach with five simple steps and is to impress your friends and family.
Traveling with your dog can be an enriching experience for both of you โ as long as you prepare well in advance to ensure that your journey is as safe and stress-free as it can be.
There are plenty of pitfalls that can ruin a great day on the shore. However, if you keep these nine simple rules in mind, beach day will be the highlight of your pupโs summer!
While eating is an enjoyable social activity for people, it can cause tension between dogs. Take time to understand your dogโs habits and make a plan to encourage healthy eating. Here’s how.
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Why teach your dog how to skateboard? Learning any new trick is fun for both you and your dog and increases your bond. Plus, skateboarding teaches balance and confidence, and whose dog couldn’t use more of that?
Give dogs choices and opportunities so that they can make better decisions themselves.
What exactly is an alpha dog? And how do you even know if you have one? Here are some facts and myths.
Getting our dogsโ attention is truly a foundation skill. Itโs a signal for your dog to look toward you and to be mindful of what will follow. This can be a verbal signal, such as their name, or an audible signal like a โkissyโ noise.
Here are some ways to make walking your dog a walk in the park.
There are games you can teach your thieving pup that are also preventable security measures in themselves, so these alternative behaviors become part of our lives together instead of caper after caper. Check out these three games.
Barking can be modified without the use of aversive methods or equipment once the cause of the behavior is understood. Here’s what you can do to get your dog to bark less.
Start training from Day One before those cute puppy behaviors become bad adult-dog habits.
The human half of the dog-human team is important. Beyond the love we give our dogs and how we meet their needs, there are specific skills we can improve on to help our dogs learn more successfully.
Maybe itโs your first puppy or itโs been a while, but a new puppy means lots of questions that need answers stat!
Crate training is a popular way to help puppies hold themselves for periods of time and to keep them safe when unsupervised. Here’s how to do it.
From the circus to dog competitive sports to pupโs home manners, this training tool keeps on giving.
Engaging in dog sports with your canine companion can be an immensely satisfying experience. There are lots of ways to get started in a calm and relaxed environment.
You’ve adopted a rescue dog. Now what? Here are some tips on what to focus on first, before you even begin the training.
Bringing your dog in the elevator may be a stressful situation for them. Here are some tips to make your dog feel more comfortable.
There are a few things you can do to help make moving with a dog go smoothly.
Creating engagement does not magically happen overnight. Itโs a process that requires work and time. Here are tips to get you on your way!
Integrating a new dog into a household with an existing dog can be tricky, but most dogs successfully ease into the transition if given the right kind of guidance from the start.
Sharing the joy and love of being on the water stand-up paddleboarding with your dog can be fun, especially if your dog loves water. Here’s how to do it.
Practicing avoidance promotes confidence, and repeated experience helps your dog be happier with the choices she makes.
Watch out for these 5 doggie downers, while boosting your pupโs mood (and yours) with 10 inspiring activities.
Add pep to your petโs steps with our expertsโ 9 healthy and dietary tips.
If you like doing activities with your dog and want a fun way to put that special nose to work, try a sport called Trailing and Locating. Sanctioned by the North American Sport Dog Association, Trailing and Locating helps deter-mine a dogโs ability to track, trail โ or follow โ and locate quarry above ground.
Learn why dogs bite and how to prevent it.
What does it mean when a dog lifts a paw? A dog paw lift can convey everything from anticipation to anxiety. Let’s learn how to tell the difference.
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