Is there such a thing as too much praise?
As a trainer of both dogs and their humans, I’m always striving to find the right words to express to my fellow humans –methods that can help with the touch, tone and timing aspects of training and learning to ‘read a dog’s’ response to those things. Professional dog...
3 Ways to Walk your Dog that will Engage their Mind and Heart
If the daily walk for your dog is on the same route, with the same sights, for the same amount of time, with the same smells, then your dog is likely very bored. I mean, I can feel my brain drifting away as I type! Let me share 3 of my favorite innovative types of...
Boost Your Dogs Confidence with the 3D’s
We grow in life by trying things, setting our sights on a new activity , stretching for new goals, sometimes not making it, then figuring out what happened when we didn’t achieve that goal, and then we try again. Once we accomplish the goal, we savor the success! One...
Why Does My Puppy Pee Inside After Going Outside?
This has to be one of the most frustrating parts of training new pups. Almost immediately after going potty outside, they come inside and pee, again! Why do they do this? Well, we don’t know exactly, but we have seen this behavior many times and we have some...
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 earned advanced handling certificates, AKC Canine Good Citizens test, Urban Dog Handler, agility...
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 over excited when… My dog was just playing when…. My pup didn’t mean anything by it when…. It was an accident...
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, right? My sweet friend, rest assured, this is a moment in transition and testing that YOU are empowered to change. What...
