The single most important behavior for puppies learning to enjoy their crate is the ability to walk into the crate

Familiarity with scent prior to direct exposure reduces anxiety in dogs, in my experience. They’re less likely to react and

Leashed walking is the puppy skill that guardians who contact me seem to struggle with the most. Few puppies are

In a recent post in a puppy behavior group, virtually everyone said the ONLY solution to this problem is to

The easiest enrichment happens at meal times. Puppies need to eat 3 or more times a day while they’re young.

Dogs are hardwired to seek “dens” for sleep. A den in this context is a small space they can curl

This is Bret. He won the dog lottery. When Bret was adopted, he was in a fragile emotional state. His

I met Johnnie at age 8, shortly after he’d been re-homed. His new family called me because he’d been “a

The first step in desensitizing a reactive dog to the presence of a trigger is determining how far that dog

There are many myths and urban legends surrounding house training on the Internet. Many involve potentially damaging ideas like correcting/punishing

Dogs don’t come pre-programmed for calm. It’s a learned behavior, especially in stimulating environments. For dogs to learn to self-control,

Dogs are primarily physical communicators (body language). Humans are primarily verbal.  When our dogs fail to respond as desired to

Reactive dogs don’t stop being reactive because they’re punished. Yanking a leash, or yelling “no” at a dog can interrupt