Whether you have experienced it first hand, have heard stories from friends, or seen videos, most of us are all too familiar with dogs counter surfing. Maybe you left your popcorn on the coffee table (like Trevor did in this video), or you left your breakfast on the counter and ran in another room and...

Ahh prey drive, the thing our dogs are born with that can make life slightly complicated. Many people find themselves wondering, should I try to reduce my dog's prey drive, or should I be using it? In this episode, we'll dive into what prey drive is, whether you should try to reduce it, and how...

You’ve probably heard once or twice that the key to a happy and healthy dog is enrichment. But what does that really mean? How do you know if you’re doing it right? We get a lot of questions from pup parents in our community wanting to learn more about dog enrichment to make sure they’re...

Jumping. On counters, on people, on other dogs, you name it. Jumping can be a very difficult thing to get your dog to stop doing. We’ll cover more on counter-surfing in a later video in this Dog Training POV Series, but right now we will talk about greeting behaviors and jumping. In the video, Trevor...

While mental enrichment can feel like a fun 'buzzword', it's important to know what research has shown about mental exercise for dogs! In this episode, I give a synopsis and my opinions on research done by Lidewij L.Schipper (amongst others) in 2008. Here's a link to the article where you can learn more about the...

Whether you are at the beginning of your dog training journey or in the middle, using dog hand signals can help so much when it comes to training your pup! Today we’re going to dive into dog training hand signals: why you should use them, some common ones to teach your dog, and how to...

As parents to puppies, it can feel at times like we are their chew toys. While dogs are teething they may try to bite anything and everything they can get their paws on (like us). In this series we already covered puppy chewing (you can watch that video here) so now we will talk all...

Your dog's confidence levels can drastically affect their ability to learn, respond correctly to cues, and generally feel happy in their environment! In this episode, I sat down with Emily Fitzpatrick (VSA-CDT) to discuss ways to improve your dog's confidence! Emily also helps break down why confidence is important, things that can break your dog's...

Welcome to the first official week of the Pupford Dog Training POV Series with Trevor Smith. In the introduction, we talked all about what will happen in this series as Trevor straps a camera onto himself to record his dog in the act. Trevor has been able to capture his new dog Bolt's training, sometimes...

You’ll probably get this question a lot around Thanksgiving: what are you thankful for? We hope your list is a long one -- and that it doesn’t leave anything out. Including your dog! Although we may not think about it often, our dogs give us so much to be grateful for during the holidays and...