Dog Training Articles

Jumping and unruly behavior are common behavior problems. Dogs are extremely social animals and greet with a lot of enthusiasm. Sometimes we unintentionally reinforce the behaviors. Teaching your dog to be clam when a guest comes over can be done by following this simple and easy to apply technique.

There’s an old saying among dog trainers that goes: “The only thing two dog trainers can agree on is what the third one is doing wrong.” Dog trainers have strong opinions on what is the best way to train. This is a huge disservice to dog owners because they are often caught in the middle and become confused by the all the conflicting information. The best way to figure out who to listen to is the dog trainer that can back up his comments with common sense.

A lot of people experience behavior problems with their dogs. The dog will do a lot of behaviors like chewing, digging, barking, mouthy behavior etc. We often think our dogs are doing the behavior for one reason when your dog could be doing it for a completely different reason. The big secret to fixing your dog’s behavior problems is to learn to think like your dog.

Aside from being entertained, dog agility training makes your dog vigorous and alert. This fun-filled activity even sharpens his mind and teaches him to make his own strategy on how to finish the course efficiently.

Many times our dogs don’t behave the way we want them to. Training your dog requires you to spend some time teaching your dog new behaviors. While we are training it can become very easy to get distracted and lose focus.

A tongue in cheek look at the trials of having pets and being single and the pets plans to keep it that way.

Do media reports of dogs injuring or killing people make you wonder what sort of owner is behind it? Maybe you are closer to the same tragedy than you think.

Sometimes training a dog can be difficult. Some people run into problems while they are training their dogs and can’t figure out what the problem is. This article gives nine dog training tips that have been used by experts over the years whenever they run into a dog that is difficult to train.

Procrastination is one of the reasons why don't dogs don't get trained. This article explains what steps you can follow to overcome procrastination and get your dog trained.

Coming when called is one of the most important commands that you can teach your dog. Dogs that do not come back when called can get lost, injured or killed. Because it is such an important command every dog should learn it. Here is a simple way to significantly increase your dogs chances of coming back when you call.