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Sharing the joy and love of being on the water stand-up paddleboarding with your dog can be fun, especially if your dog loves water. Here’s how to do it.
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Practicing avoidance promotes confidence, and repeated experience helps your dog be happier with the choices she makes.
Watch out for these 5 doggie downers, while boosting your pup’s mood (and yours) with 10 inspiring activities.
Add pep to your pet’s steps with our experts’ 9 healthy and dietary tips.
If you like doing activities with your dog and want a fun way to put that special nose to work, try a sport called Trailing and Locating. Sanctioned by the North American Sport Dog Association, Trailing and Locating helps deter-mine a dog’s ability to track, trail — or follow — and locate quarry above ground.
Learn why dogs bite and how to prevent it.
The Wrongs and Rights of Preventing Bites. Here’s how to nip this before it happens.
Be proactive with thought-out, structured and mutually beneficial instructions.
Socialization secrets to help your pup enjoy new experiences, places, people and pets.
Zoomies in puppies and dogs might sound funny — and usually they’re silly and harmless! But, why do the dog zoomies happen and could they ever put your pup in danger?
Does your dog ignore you? Do you think your dog isn’t listening to you, or maybe you’ve just got a stubborn dog on your hands? A pro shares tips on training a dog who doesn’t seem to listen!
Train don’t send away!
Is your dog bored, stressed, over or understimulated? Try 15 minutes of play.
You pup passed potty training with flying colors years ago, but all of a sudden, you’re coming home to unwelcome surprises. It begs the question: What gives?
Recall at its core is getting your dog’s attention and, when you do, asking him to “Come” to you and, when he gets to you, rewarding him for doing so.
Guide dogs get extensive training for five to nine months, depending on the organization, to succeed with these tasks. Their guidance helps visually impaired or blind people go to work, navigate busy airports, avoid traffic and many other unexpected obstacles.
Dog tricks are a fun way to spend quality time with our dogs and give them
physical and mental exercise.
As your dog goes through life — puppy, adolescence, adult and senior — new and old behavior challenges appear.
It’s natural for dogs to want to keep things.
Even completely untrained dogs can follow simple hand signal commands.
Using capturing is like being a game-show host narrating spectacular key moments and giving out prizes in the form of food rewards.
In many states, pet trainers are not considered essential employees.
Dogs love to learn, and learning can and should be life-long.
It may seem like the middle of a coronavirus crisis is not the time to take your pup out, but we found ways you can be social while keeping your distance.
For a dog to be awarded the CGC title, he must be able to demonstrate proficiency with 10 basic skills.
If your dog jumps all over you or dives for the bowl during feeding time, teaching a “wait” cue can make a huge difference.
Do raised hackles, a.k.a. the hair standing up on a dog’s back and neck, always convey aggression? Find out how to figure out what it means when your dog’s hair stands up.
Does your dog bark uncontrollably at the front door? Are you looking for a way to train him? In this article we go in depth on how to resolve your dog’s front door behavior.
Though it can be challenging, training a rescue dog is extremely worthwhile and rewarding. Here are some tips from renowned trainer, Victoria Stilwell.
Do you wonder what causes fear in your dog? Learn what signs to look out for and how to help your dog overcome his fears.
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