Training
Teaching a Dog to Accept Grooming
Most dogs who hate brushing were hurt by it once. Here is how to build, or rebuild, a dog who lies still for it.
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Training
Training a Deaf Dog
Deaf dogs learn visual cues faster than hearing dogs learn verbal ones. The adaptations are mostly on the handler's side.
Training
Teaching Tricks: Paw, Roll Over, Spin and Why They Matter
Tricks are not frivolous. They build the handler's timing, the dog's confidence, and a habit of offering behaviour — which makes everything else easier.
Breeds
Living With a German Shepherd
Brilliant, demanding, and frequently misunderstood. What a German Shepherd needs, the health problems to screen for, and the difference between show and working lines.
Training
Training Two Dogs at Once (Or Rather, Not At Once)
The honest answer is that you train them separately first. Here is how to get to the point where they can work together.
Training
Hand Targeting: The Most Useful Cue Nobody Teaches First
Touch takes ten minutes to teach and solves a dozen everyday problems — moving a dog without touching them, redirecting attention, and building a recall.
Training
Why Recall Works at Home and Fails in the Park
A recall that works in the kitchen and not in a field is not a broken recall. It is an unfinished one, and the fix is a specific rebuilding process.
Training
How to Stop a Dog Stealing Food from Counters
Counter surfing is self-rewarding, which means it only takes one success a month to keep it going. Management first, training second.
Training
Scentwork at Home: Teaching Your Dog to Search
Nosework is the best enrichment there is for anxious, reactive and elderly dogs, and you can start it in a hallway with three cardboard boxes.
Training
Cooperative Care: Teaching a Dog to Consent to Handling
Vet visits, nail trims and ear drops go better when the dog has a way to say no. Here is the chin rest, the bucket game, and how consent-based handling…