It’s around day two of life with a new puppy that most people start to ask themselves, “what the hell have I gotten myself into?” When you bring a puppy home, you are suddenly faced with obnoxious puppy behavior like whining, biting, jumping, chewing, and pooping on the carpet. And if you’ve done any research…
So I recently launched a dog training kit called “Give Your Dog a Brain,” inspired by the countless numbers of hyperactive, out-of-control dogs I’ve worked with in my years of animal shelter volunteering. I’ve spent quite a lot of hours developing this thing and I’m more than a little proud of it, so I thought…
This is the second half of a two-part series. Click here to go watch part one. Here’s a transcript of the video: 1. Reward your dog for doing nothing I’m gonna take a wild guess and say that the thing you most want from your dog is for him to chill out and stay out…
Got one of these crazy hyper psycho dogs? They never calm down. They never listen. They pull on leash so hard that you fear for your life. They are obnoxious and frustrating and they are my very favorite dogs to work with. Every dog trainer has a “niche” — a type of dog that they…
You’ve probably noticed that positive dog training uses a lot of food. Treat training is the easiest and most reliable way to teach a dog something new. And no wonder. I mean, dogs? Food? They kinda go together. Ninety percent of the dogs you work with will work quite happily for treats, but once in…
Want to learn how to train your dog to do tricks? This video series will give you all the tools you need to start teaching your dog to do pretty much any trick, obedience command or dogsport you want. Now that the series is finished, here are all five parts neatly in one place for…
A video in which I talk about an upcoming project, introduce Dazee the pit bull, and show you how to teach your dog the “target” trick. The out-of-control-dog project/Dazee the pit bull Is your dog crazy? Hyper? A total nut who never listens to you? You ain’t alone. The most common questions I get as…
Want to learn how to train your dog to do tricks? This video series will give you all the tools you need to start teaching your dog to do pretty much any trick, obedience command or dogsport you want. Intro music is “Funky Junky” by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com. Used with permission. Outro music is…
