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How to Communicate so Your Dog Understands

Note: this is a two-part series. This article describes how you can successfully communicate with your dog. The next article will discuss how to...
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The Key to Dog Training: Rewarding Good Behavior

Do you feel like your dog doesn’t listen to you? That he is controlling you instead of the other way around? It’s pretty frustrating,...
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Dog Training Made Simple

There are hundreds of ways to train a dog. Just go to your local Barnes & Noble and look at the number of dog training books on the shelves....
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The strategic error when working with an aggressive dog

Dog aggresion can seem overwhelming. Dogs can be gentle and calm one minute and seemingly out of nowhere become aggressive. Others bite if startled...
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Training Your Dog the Humane Way by Alana Stevenson

Training Your Dog the Humane Way by Alana Stevenson is a no-nonsense book written clearly and in easy-to-understand language.The book espouses...
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The Relationship Between Weight and Poor Health

  • Weight and Poor Health
  • April 27, 2011
If your child has a weight problem, it is important to help her understand that...
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The name game

Dog owners take it for granted that their pets know their names. One question we should ask is 'what does my dog's name mean to her?'....
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That darn barn door

A common approach for attempting to change inappropriate behaviors in dogs is waiting until the dog has performed the bad behavior and punishing...
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Lures, bribes and rewards

When using food or other motivator to train a dog it's important to understand how they can be used differently and the effect that will...
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Managing for success

A key component in training our dogs is creating situations in which they are more likely to succeed at performing the behaviors we want. This can...
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