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...

The Science Behind Mental Enrichment for Dogs “Mental enrichment” might sound like a trendy phrase in the dog world, but there’s real, fascinating science behind why it matters so much for your pup’s well-being. In this post, we’ll break down what research has shown about mental exercise for dogs, and most importantly, we’ll explore why activities...

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...

We are all about finding ways to include our dogs in the holiday festivities this year (and every year), and what better way to do that than through food? Because, if your dog is anything like mine, food is his/her love language. And this Thanksgiving recipe will have your dog feeling all the love! So...

The holidays are meant to be spent with family, friends, and loved ones -- four-legged included! But if this is your dog’s first holiday season in your home, or you have extended family in town (among other things), it may be overwhelming to figure out how your dog will fit into the day. Whether you’re...