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Training Your Dog: Pack Leader vs. Partnership

Training should be fun and rewarding for both you and your dog! It does not need to include fear or pain for your dog. There are two styles of dog training most popular today. One of the styles...

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Ask the Trainer: Help! My Dog Tries to Bite People

Dear Kevin, Browinie is a Yorkie – and he bites people! What is a good way to train him not to without making him afraid of being around people? -Brenda   Hey Brenda, This is kind of a tough one to...

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Ask the Trainer: Breaking an Unwanted Puppy Behavior

Dear Kevin, Penny is a pit bull who has just recently started barking a lot (10 months old). She crouches down in a “I’m getting ready to pounce” position and then barks nonstop, essentially wanting us...

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That’s it! You are in Time-out!

To some this may sound silly. A time-out? Really? What if I told you that this is a punishment method that you can have a lot of success with? What if I told you that you could take all human emotions...

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Ask the Trainer: Helping a Dog Overcome a Fear During Walks

Dear Kevin, What do you do, when your dog is scared to death of skateboards? Coco is a big gal, so when one pops up, she about tears my arm off to get away. Skate boards are everywhere, so it is hard...

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Ask the Trainer: Training a Dog to Stop Chasing Cars

Dear Kevin, This question is for a friend. His dog Duke just started chasing cars! How does he get him to stop? Thank you -A.J.   Hey A.J., Chasing cars can obviously be very dangerous. Firstly, it is...

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Keeping Dogs and Kids Safe Together

It is important to teach children at a young age how to respect animals. I see pictures and videos online often of small children sitting and jumping on dogs, while the dogs have very stressed looks on...

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Ask the Trainer: Teaching a Dog to ‘Stay’

Dear Kevin, How can I get Mugsy to sit and just stay there? -Laure Hey Laure, What does stay really mean? Stay means the dog is in a desired position until the human invites the dog to get out of that...

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Ask the Trainer: Helping a Dog Through a Severe Fear of Storms

Dear Kevin, My dog, Jake, is from the Joplin, Missouri tornado. He is very skittish and shakes at shadows or when there is a strong wind. Or when its just raining he shakes horribly. Is there anything...

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Ask the Trainer: How to Stop Dogs From Pulling on the Leash

Dear Kevin, How do I stop Augie and Laxer from pulling me while on the leash — particularly when they spot something of keen interest ahead. What are some key techniques to stop this behavior? I have...

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Ask the Trainer: How to Stop a Dog From Chewing Furniture

Dear Kevin, My Dobie will be 2 in October and she has plenty of chew toys but still is gnawing on the furniture and her bed. Walk her twice a day for a 1/2 hour each. What can I do? -Pam   Hi Pam, This...

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Ask the Trainer: Building Confidence in a Fearful Dog

Dear Kevin, We just adopted Macy about a month ago. She was a stray for 10 mons. She barks horribly when someone comes to the house. The cable guy came, she went ballistic and he asked me to put her...

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Ask the Trainer: Why Does My Dog Destroy Things When I’m Away?

Dear Kevin, My husband and I have a 2 year old schnauzer mix, Axl, that seems to like to chew on things (area rug, dog bed, toilet paper, welcome mat, etc.) when we are not home. I don’t have the...

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Ask the Trainer: Is There Anything My Dog Can’t Destroy?

Dear Kevin, Ramsey is an 11-month old, 80 lb. mix, Boxer and Great Dane. He is very good about knowing what are his toys and what isn’t. The problem is I can’t find a toy he doesn’t destroy. He tears...

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Ask the Trainer: Building Your Dog’s Confidence

Dear Kevin, My 1-year old Golden Retriever, Noah, is afraid of everything! Noises, sudden movements, a branch on the sidewalk during our walks… he even gets scared if you look at him funny. I’ve had...

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Ask the Trainer: My Dog is Aggressive Toward Other Dogs During Walks

Kevin, My four year old Golden, Linus has recently shown “aggressive” behavior towards certain other dogs (a German Shepard and a Rottie in particular). He’s very gentle and sweet but during walks we...

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Ask the Trainer: Help! My Dog Tries to Bite People

Dear Kevin, Browinie is a Yorkie – and he bites people! What is a good way to train him not to without making him afraid of being around people? -Brenda   Hey Brenda, This is kind of a tough one to...

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Ask the Trainer: Help With Housebreaking

Dear Kevin, Toby is a rescue & about 1.5 yrs old. Very needy dog. Previous owners showered the puppy (6wks) with love when they first got him since he was just a little fur ball. But once he grew...

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Positive Dog Training Explained

More and more trainers are switching to a positive style of training these days. This makes me rather happy as I have made the switch myself. I figured I would answer some questions and address some...

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Ask the Trainer: Helping a Puppy Mill Survivor Transition Into Life in a Home

Dear Kevin, My 8-year old mill dog rescue Pom, Sweetpea that we have had for 5 months, has two very challenging behaviors. #1. She barks constantly; sometimes hours on end. Particularly shrill when her...

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