Training

Keep Your Dog Calm and Comfortable During Car Rides

by Wyatt Dalton My three dogs love car rides. To them, getting in the car means going somewhere fun, new, and exciting (like Kahoots!). They...

The Training Bond

As a trainer, I get calls daily from people looking for help training their dogs. I offer different venues to train. A lot of...

Puppies + Toddlers: A Survival Course

Ah, puppies. Is there anything more adorable? The thrill of bringing a new puppy into your life is big. And it’s just as thrilling...

A Touch of Aston

Miriam has been involved with dog rescue for as long as she can remember. She has fostered nearly 200 dogs, including dogs with complex...

How to Teach Your Dog to Talk

Tips from Christina Hunger of A Hunger for Words At night, Christina wondered, “If dogs can understand words we say to them, shouldn’t they...

Does Your Dog Know if You’re Nice?

Understanding the moral lives of animals can be mysterious and challenging. There is still much we don’t know about how they perceive the actions...

Understanding Fear in Dogs

When we think of a scared dog, what usually comes to mind is a trembling animal hiding in a dark corner or under the...

The Chase Is Up!

Chasing is inherently reinforcing for many dogs— it releases a burst of feel-good chemicals that are difficult to resist. Is your dog a chaser? The...

5 Water Safety Tips

Summers in the desert, or in any extremely hot location, can be challenging to exercise your dog properly. We need to get up to...

Battling Boredom

Dogs are a lot like children. If you don’t give them something fun to do, they will make their own fun—and often not in...

Does Your Dog Need Help With Impulse Control ?

Impulse control is something you need to teach your dog. A dog can’t reflect on its behavior or understand how to behave in a...

Apple the Golden: Nose Work

Searching for Fun with your Dog In 2016, my golden retriever Apple was three years old, and we were taking agility classes in preparation for...