Puppy Socialization: Puppy’s First Vet Visit
Vet visits are stressful for many dogs. Being placed on strange surfaces and touched all over your body with strange…
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An Introduction to Clicker Mechanics
What is the first step to becoming a good trainer? Good clicker mechanics! By practicing your clicker mechanics before you…
It’s No Secret… Dog Training Is Fun!
Training your dog is not only essential for teaching life skills and avoiding problem behaviors, but it also offers an…
Teaching a Head-Tuck Bow
Multiple International Freestyle Champion Michele Pouliot frequently dazzles crowds with her Head-Tuck Bow routine. In this video, Michele shows you…
Puppy Platform Training
Training puppies? Consider incorporating a stationing platform into your training plan! A stationing platform provides many benefits. It not only…
Teaching Verbal Cue Discrimination
As trainers, we need to be able to depend on our dogs’ ability to respond to the correct verbal cue…
Concept Training Across Species
For many animals, cold winter climates, the pandemic, or recovering from an injury often results in less exercise outdoors, leading…
Teach the Heel Position
Teaching your dog to heel is not only easy and fun, but it helps encourage your dog to love walking…
Teach Your Dog to Spin
Teaching your dog to spin is a fun and easy way to start teaching basic tricks. The spin behavior can…
Teach Your Dog to Love a Muzzle: Part 2
Even if your dog is the sweetest dog in the world, there may be a situation where s/he needs to…
Teach Your Cat to Wave
Although it is National Train Your Dog Month, dogs shouldn’t have all the fun! Try training your cat to provide…
Teaching Foundation Behaviors: Name Cue
Capturing your dog’s attention is an important foundation for all other training, and it demonstrates the positive relationship you have…