Mind Your Cues
Hang around with enough dog owners, and inevitably you will hear someone say to their distracted or recalcitrant dog, “Sit! Sit! Sit! SIT!” I’m...
Teach Your Puppy to “Leave it Alone”
First, you have to understand: It is perfectly normal for puppies to explore the world with their mouths. Usually, it’s not a big deal...
Tellington TTouch
In 1975, horse trainer Linda Tellington-Jones studied the Feldenkrais Method with its founder, Moishe Feldenkrais. In this form of bodywork for people, gentle and...
Welcome Mat Applications
We listed a variety of applications at the beginning of this article. Here’s a little more detail on each one:
Polite greetings: Visitors coming? No...
Beware the Poisoned Mat
In dog training, we most frequently hear the term “poisoned” attached to the word “cue,” meaning a cue for a particular behavior has taken...
Mat Training Tips
Mat training – teaching your dog to go lie down on her mat on cue, and stay there – sounds pretty simple, and in...
Whole Dog Journal’s 2019 Gear of the Year
If there is one thing that drives us crazy, it’s spending our hard-earned money on something that looks useful for our dogs – but...
Do The Work To Keep Your Dog Comfortable During New Experiences
In November, I went to a seminar about dog behavior and training and, for the first time in my life, brought a dog so...
Is Your Dog Reluctant to “Go” Outside in Winter?
It’s fairly common for dogs to decide that it’s just not worth the trouble of dealing with rain, snow, or freezing temperatures in order...
Ways to Keep Your Dog Active During Winter
It can be very challenging to keep your canine family members happy during the ravages of winter. Even those who live in the warmer...
“No-Look” Reinforcement Training
Remember when you were a kid and your mom would catch you doing something you weren’t supposed to be doing, even though she wasn’t...
If You Are Angry, It’s Not Training
Not long ago, I got to take a weekend off in San Diego. On the first day, quite by accident, I ended up at...
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How “Bird Flu” Could Threaten Your Dog
The “bird flu”, or avian influenza, has been around for a long time; it’s circulated in wild birds since the late 1990s. But like all viruses, it mutates over time—and influenza viruses are known to mutate very quickly. What’s more, some emerging strains are deadlier than others.