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Our Best Advice on How to Stop Dogs from Chewing {Guest Post by Yasko Endo}

Our Best Advice on How to Stop Dogs from Chewing {Guest Post by Yasko Endo}

Our guest writer is Yasko Endo,  an alumni of APBC.   Yasko got her puppy Bodhi from us several years ago, since then they never stopped learning.  Yasko and Bodhi have...

Our Best Advice on How to Stop Dogs from Chewing {Guest Post by Yasko Endo}

Our guest writer is Yasko Endo,  an alumni of APBC.   Yasko got her puppy Bodhi from us several years ago, since then they never stopped learning.  Yasko and Bodhi have...

Top tips to get your dog to stop jumping, nipping and mouthing

Top tips to get your dog to stop jumping, nipping and mouthing

Through my decades of working with dogs and helping humans, I’ve heard it all when it comes to dogs mouths on humans and paws on humans: My pup was just...

Top tips to get your dog to stop jumping, nipping and mouthing

Through my decades of working with dogs and helping humans, I’ve heard it all when it comes to dogs mouths on humans and paws on humans: My pup was just...

My Pooch is BARKING & WHINING in the CRATE

My Pooch is BARKING & WHINING in the CRATE

Your dog has decided that being in a crate and away from you IS NOT where he wants to be.  He is crying and whining and waking the entire family,...

My Pooch is BARKING & WHINING in the CRATE

Your dog has decided that being in a crate and away from you IS NOT where he wants to be.  He is crying and whining and waking the entire family,...

What does OUT OF CRATE TIME activities look like for a PUPPY?

What does OUT OF CRATE TIME activities look like for a PUPPY?

Puppies are a special breed of dog. They need 16-17 hours of sleep a day. That is why structure and schedules are so very important. Here at APBC we live...

What does OUT OF CRATE TIME activities look like for a PUPPY?

Puppies are a special breed of dog. They need 16-17 hours of sleep a day. That is why structure and schedules are so very important. Here at APBC we live...

There’s More to Motivation than Treats or Praise.....

What delights YOU and really gets your juices flowing?  Money? Chocolate? Coffee?  Video games?  Books? A Binge of your favorite show?  A yummy glass of bubbly?  What is it that...

There’s More to Motivation than Treats or Praise.....

What delights YOU and really gets your juices flowing?  Money? Chocolate? Coffee?  Video games?  Books? A Binge of your favorite show?  A yummy glass of bubbly?  What is it that...

COVID Puppies and Their Humans 

COVID Puppies and Their Humans 

Summer is almost here, coming in hot on the heels of a world-wide Pandemic.  Now, more than ever, STRUCTURE and ROUTINE are essential for you and your pup’s mental and...

COVID Puppies and Their Humans 

Summer is almost here, coming in hot on the heels of a world-wide Pandemic.  Now, more than ever, STRUCTURE and ROUTINE are essential for you and your pup’s mental and...

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

The fabulous foundation that you and your pup have begun requires continued consistency to make it stick. The consistent dog training effort you put in now with your pup will...

PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE

The fabulous foundation that you and your pup have begun requires continued consistency to make it stick. The consistent dog training effort you put in now with your pup will...

How to teach your dog about Feed Time

Feed time is a ritual that allows you to have another opportunity to have your pup “earn their keep” so to speak.  Rituals are defined as “solemn ceremonies or actions...

How to teach your dog about Feed Time

Feed time is a ritual that allows you to have another opportunity to have your pup “earn their keep” so to speak.  Rituals are defined as “solemn ceremonies or actions...

Should You Let Your Dog Sleep in Your Bedroom? (answer: in the future)

Should You Let Your Dog Sleep in Your Bedroom? (answer: in the future)

Pillars of Pack Leadership ™—Bedtime Rituals One of the most popular questions I get is: Should I let my dog sleep in the bedroom? Answer: Yes, but not just yet....

Should You Let Your Dog Sleep in Your Bedroom? (answer: in the future)

Pillars of Pack Leadership ™—Bedtime Rituals One of the most popular questions I get is: Should I let my dog sleep in the bedroom? Answer: Yes, but not just yet....