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Travel Tips: Prep for a Joyful Road Trip with Your Dog
Summer is here – 7 Tips for Safer Travel With summer here, you may be thinking about taking your dog on some new adventures out of town. You could have an unforgettable experience – but hopefully not for the wrong … Continue reading
CATCH at the APDT Conference this Year
In-Home Rivalries Between Dogs are Common How to Train Beloved Pets to Live Together Peacefully CATCH School Director, David Muriello, CPDT-KA, SDC, will be presenting at the Association of Professional Dog Trainers Conference this October. One of the talks he’ll … Continue reading
Advanced Behavior So Simple Even a 3-Month Old Can Learn It
Some of the most useful manners can be built from simple training techniques. In this video, we’ll show you a few snippets of Hazel and Lido displaying self-control and having fun doing it. Hazel is 10 years old and Lido … Continue reading
The One Thing I Don’t Love About Puppy Push-Ups
Pro Trainer Tip: Don’t Train a Guessing Dog “Puppy push-ups” are a popular exercise that started way back in the first positive puppy classes taught by Dr. Ian Dunbar in the 1980’s. The puppy push-up is a clever and effective … Continue reading
3 of the Simplest, Smartest Puppy Training Tips
Super Valuable Puppy Training From the moment you take a puppy home, everything you do is a learning experience that shapes future behavior. Avoid the common mistakes and make a big difference with these tips: 1) Put the pup’s overnight … Continue reading
Backchaining: Train the Last Behavior First
Recall – Break it Down Backchaining is a very smart technique that you can use for training a variety of more complex behaviors. If you are new to the concept, backchaining is when you teach the last behavior in a … Continue reading
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