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 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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How To Teach A Dog To “Leave It”? Simple Steps

I recently received this question from a reader via Facebook: When walking Watson, my 2-year-old Beagle, he grabs and swallows anything — grass, dirt, a hornet, worms. I’m training him to “drop it,” but my method of praise and reward isn’t working. Please help — I want to keep him safe!‬ — ‪Barb C. Dear Barb, Hello Barb,

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We Chat With Dog Trainer Leslie McDevitt, Author of the Groundbreaking “Control Unleashed”

As a dog trainer committed to my craft, I love learning from other qualified dog training professionals. I love it so much that I spent $5,000 on continuing education (seminars, travel, DVDs, webinars, books, and becoming a nose work instructor) in 2014 alone. Knowledge and study of our canine companions is expanding rapidly, and it’s

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What to Do When an Off-Leash Dog Approaches Your Leashed Dog

The most “liked” column I have written for Dogster was about why it is critical to observe leash laws. Nearly 20,000 of you clicked that button. The article struck a nerve because owners who flout these laws exist from coast to coast. Some of them angrily responded to my article, insisting they had every right to have

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