Concept Training in Action: Take a Hike Teaching your dog to tell the difference between left and right on cue is not only fun, but the skill…Read More
Concept Training: Shape Discrimination Can animals recognize shapes? As Ken Ramirez demonstrates frequently, they can! But why teach shape discrimination? Training an animal to…Read More
Indoor Enrichment As winter sets in and temperatures continue to plummet, many dogs will be spending more time indoors. Concept training, including…Read More
Teach Your Dog to Find Your Keys Lost your keys? Maybe your dog can help! Teaching your dog to identify and retrieve specific objects, like your keys,…Read More
Concept Training: Stationing with Shapes Stationing—training an animal to go to a designated area and stay there until cued otherwise—is a useful training tool for…Read More
Concept Training in Action: Go to Crate Teaching your dog the concept of left and right is useful for many circumstances, including trail-walking, dog-sports competitions, retrieving exercises,…Read More
Modifier Cues in Action When people think of dog training, they don’t often think beyond teaching basic cues. However, dogs are capable of so…Read More
Concept Training Across Species For many animals, cold winter climates, the pandemic, or recovering from an injury often results in less exercise outdoors, leading…Read More
Match-to-Sample Revisited Ken Ramirez believes that animals are capable of far more than we give them credit for—when training is fun! For…Read More
Can Dogs Count? When we think of animal training, we don’t often think beyond teaching certain cues. However, Ken Ramirez encourages everyone to…Read More