Playing Tug of War with your dog is a GREAT game. Tug is an active game that requires the dog to think and move. Played properly Tug is safe and fun! Tug can even be used as a reward for training other behaviors! Remember! YOU initiate the game and YOU end the game! If the […]

Watch how we teach two dogs to heel simultaneously! You can see that only the dog at the heel position gets reinforced. You can also see how they figure out what to do when one crowds the other. Dog gets clicked and treated for finding heel. Because we are working with two dogs, precise timing […]

Dog training should not be a reality TV show. Seeing results for behavior problems, in an hour, is misleading. Even mild behavior issues usually cannot be resolved in one hour. How does one create a solid foundation for behavior in one hour? Our dogs are important to us, they are members of our family and […]

Asking our dogs to automatically befriend other dogs who are strangers to them is often asking for trouble if not handled properly. Consider, do you want to run up to and greet every human you see? Some outgoing and gregarious humans just may but some more reserved humans just may not. Personally, when I arrive […]