While you may want to know how many times a day you should walk your dog, I want to convince you in this article to think about this question differently! Before you close this tab, stick with me for a few minutes. By the end of this article, I promise you’ll feel more confident in...

Dogs are food motivated by nature. While this is great for training because you know treats will work as positive reinforcers (if your dog isn’t food motivated, check this out), it can also have its challenges. Sometimes high food drive causes bad manners, like your dog begging for food. If this is your dog every...

Running with your dog can be a very effective way to improve the health and happiness of your pup and you, the human! While jogging can be relatively straightforward, adding a dog to the mix will change how you approach this activity. I’ve been running with my dogs on an almost daily basis for the...

Whether youSign up here! r dog has lost his hearing due to age or illness or was simply born without this particular sense, he deserves to live his best life. Learning how to train a deaf dog is key to giving them the best life possible! And to ensure he feels fulfilled and connected while...

No matter the season or where you live... dogs' paws sure get dirty! Their paws can track a lot into the house, from mud to sand to questionable surfaces and everything in between. It honestly can be really hard to keep a house clean with dogs! But it is doable. One way to help is...

So you recently rescued (or are thinking of rescuing) a dog. First, let us say, you are awesome! Thank you for giving a deserving shelter dog a loving home. We hope this article can help you learn how to train a rescue dog successfully! Second, we want you to understand that this is a huge...

While most of us know the damage stereotypes can do to us humans, what role do they play for our pups?! We often put “labels” and stereotypes on our dogs that ultimately end up causing harm to them and specifically to their training. In this article, we’ll discuss how you can avoid these stereotypes and...

All dog lovers know how special the bond can be between a dog and its parent, but service dogs take that relationship to a whole new level. Service dogs provide their companions with a quality of life that would not be possible without their assistance, making them indeed women's and man's best friends. However, the...

Some dogs have one main purpose in life: to be your companion and valued family member. And let’s be clear: there’s nothing wrong with that! Other dogs have specific jobs; we call those working dogs. Working dogs take their instincts and innate skills and use them to accomplish tasks or help people. But there is...

“He’s so good at listening…when I can get him to pay attention and focus on me.” If we had a dollar for every time we hear that! When it comes to training your dog and teaching them new things, getting them to pay attention is (more than) half the battle. It’s also important for your...