How To Get Cats and Dogs to Get Along
According to family lore, when my husband was a little boy, his bedtime request was always the same: “Tell me a story about a...
Alpha Dog Myths
You might think that after 20-plus years of moving toward a deeper and more scientific understanding of dog training and behavior in the dog-training...
Intelligent Disobedience
Sometimes, we don’t want a dog to do what we just told the dog to do. Intelligent disobedience, also known as intelligent refusal, is...
Dog Bites: What To Do If a Dog Bites You
When he got bitten by a dog who had jumped out of a car in a shopping plaza parking lot, at least family medicine...
Dog Muzzles: When To Use Them and How
Muzzles, and the dogs who wear them, often get a bad rap, as many people associate them with dogs who may display aggressive behavior....
5 Tips for Avoiding Fights at the Dog Park
Dog parks have never been more popular. They can be good opportunities for your dog to expend excess energy and have fun with other...
How To Supervise Good Puppy Play
If there’s one thing that can serve as the magic elixir of puppyhood, it’s the puppy playdate. Half an hour spent wrestling and chasing...
Recognizing Dog Stress While Adjusting to a New Home
The term “decompression” has become popular in dog training and behavior circles. A strict definition of the word references the process of releasing or...
Punishment vs. Interruption: Properly Managing Your Dog’s Behavior
"No! Get off the table!” “No! Give that here!” “No! Quit pestering her or I’ll spray you!”
All my life I’ve been around people who...
Meditations on Raising Small Children with Dogs
My young dog flies across the yard, tossing his ball in the air, chasing it as it hits the ground, then picks it up...
Dog House Rules
Once upon a time, societal norms dictated that if pet dogs failed to comply with strict rules for their behavior indoors, they were banished...
How to Safely Introduce Your Dog to Other Dogs
Given that our canine companions are a social species, you might think introducing two dogs would be a simple matter of turning them loose...
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Parallels between Force-Free Training and Gentle Parenting
Both gentle parenting and force-free training emphasize empathy for the living being you're responsible for, and patience with their behavior as their core tenet.