This is an especially useful command if your dog is over excited about visitors, often tries to bolt out the door when you open it, barks at the door if she sees or hears a person or animal outside, or is underfoot while cooking or cleaning.
Whether you’re just adopting your first dog or you have been around dogs your entire life, you might believe things about man’s best friend that aren’t actually true.
It’s the little things that really make the biggest impact on your dog’s behavior. You shape your dog’s behaviors, sometimes without even really realizing that you are doing it.
When puppies are young, this is usually considered to be cute behavior. Over time, however, as puppies grow, they might not realize how hard they are biting or nipping and this can become a more serious behavior.
You’ve likely used a time-out with a disruptive toddler (or, at the very least, been put in time out when you were a disruptive toddler), but can this be just as effective with your dog as it is with a human? A time out for a human child is used as an opportunity for that [...]
Understanding what your dog does when he is uncomfortable, anxious, or stressed out can help you monitor his stress levels, calm him down, or remove him from stressful situations.
Dogs as a species are loyal—they want to be led. Being the leader of the pack for your dog is key to them understanding the dynamic in your home.
In order for your dog to really stop jumping on people, every person he interacts with has to be on the same page.
We’ve all experienced it—we go to give our dog a treat and instead of taking it gently out of our hands, the dog chomps down on your fingers, as well as the treat. You know that your dog is not really trying to hurt you, he is just excited for the treat! Many of us [...]
Even if you know that your dog loves you and that he is relatively obedient, you might still be hesitant to grant your dog this kind of freedom.
