Dog Stress – Watch Your Dog for Signs of Stress
Dog Stress - Reading Your Dog’s Body Language
Although dogs can’t communicate with us in our conventional manner, they do let us know, quite often,...
Plants Poisonous to Dogs Pose a Hidden Danger
Plants Poisonous to Dogs Pose a Hidden Danger
Plants poisonous to dogs can pose a grave danger to their health and well-being. Just as there...
Puppy Biting – Learn to Stop This Nasty Habit
No Puppy Biting Allowed!
Teach Your Dog Proper Play Etiquette
Introduction to Puppy Biting
Puppy biting is a very common problem for new puppy owners. It is also...
How Dogs Learn – Associative and Instrumental Learning
Watching a well-trained dog listen to his owner, and do exactly as he is instructed, is often a thing of amazement and wonder. This...
How to Train a Dog to Give Things Back Willingly
How to Train a Dog to Give Things Back Willingly
You never know what your dog might decide to investigate and chew on, or possibly even...
Aggressive Dogs – The Neighborhood Bully
Aggressive Encounters - Review of Part 1
In Part 1 of our series on aggressive dogs, we discussed several different safety protocols to follow in order...
Dangerous Foods for Dogs – Be Alert!
Dangerous Foods for Dogs to Eat
The fact that dogs love to eat is no great mystery. They especially love “people” food. Foods dangerous for...
Dog Clicker Training – Conditioned Reinforcers
The dog clicker is a great tool to teach your dog new behaviors. It has a very distinctive sound that dogs can easily identify with...
Stages of Learning – A Training Framework
In our article on "How Dogs Learn", I touched on 2 major ways in which dogs learn new things about their environment. Through learned...
Dog Behavior Problems – What Are They?
Defining Dog Behavior Problems
Dog behavior problems are any pattern of behaviors that sufficiently stray from the owner's preconceived notion of what acceptable behavior is. In a...
