Annie Phenix, CPDT-KA

Annie Phenix, CPDT-KA, is a professional dog trainer based in Utah. She is a force-free trainer specializing in working with troubled dogs. She is the author of The Midnight Dog Walkers: Positive Training and Practical Advice for Living With a Reactive or Aggressive Dog. For more information, visit phenixdogs.com.

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Dogs and Holiday Guests: How to Prepare Your Pup

The holiday season is upon us — and by “us,” I mean both our human and our canine families. Dogs are affected by changes in their environments, and from October through the new year, dogs will experience many changes in their homes with visitors, celebrations, and highly distracted humans. Prepare and protect your canine best friend

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How to Prevent Dog Bites: Tips On Reducing the Risk

Dog bites are a serious problem. The American Veterinary Medical Association estimates that there are 4.5 million people bitten by dogs every year in this country. In my new book about helping troubled dogs, The Midnight Dog Walkers: Positive Training and Practical Advice for Living with a Reactive or Aggressive Dog, I devote an entire

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How I Used Body Language to Teach a Jumping Dog to Sit and Stay

It never ceases to amaze me how often, how quickly, and sometimes how subtly dogs communicate with us. During just about every consultation, I see the dog screaming in canine body language to have his needs and wants attended to, including asking for help to relieve the strong emotion of fear. Owners confound trainers when they report that “the

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How To Train A Dog At Home: 3 Simple Steps

I encourage pet parents to think of employing a dog trainer in the same way that they would a nutritionist. We all know how to eat healthily, correct? Sometimes, however, we have special dietary restrictions or conditions that require the trained assistance of a nutritionist. There is no shame in seeking a professional’s help. The same is true when

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How To Train A Hunting Dog: Tips & Tricks

It all started back in the early 2000s, with a tiny yellow Lab who Thomas Aaron and his wife, Linda, found abandoned in southern Colorado’s high desert. They named the active puppy Alie and quickly decided she needed training and a job. The Aarons wanted her to become a hunting dog, but were unwilling to subject Alie to force and aversive training techniques, which

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When Training Your Dog, Listening Is the Key to Success

One of my favorite things about dogs is that they cannot tell a lie. Not because they can’t talk, but simply because they just don’t lie. It’s not in their wheelhouse, thankfully. This inability to lie has huge implications on how we train these wonderful creatures. Here are three real-life examples that could have turned

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The Pet Professional Guild Summit Tears Down Dog-Industry Myths

Have you heard the old joke about dog trainers that goes: What’s the one thing two dog trainers can agree on? That the other trainer is wrong! There is a broad and serious split among dog trainers (for many reasons), which often leaves pet parents feeling like a ping-pong ball being battered back and forth. Trainers

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How Dogs See Holidays — and How You Can Make Celebrations Less Stressful for Them

I was working on training exercises in a local hardware store recently with a beautiful, nearly “bomb-proof” Golden Retriever named Solda. She was making find after find during our nose work class in a very busy, public location. After one fast find, her owner and I stood around chatting, remarking to one another how impressed we

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