Your job, as your dog’s coach and teacher, is to “get to good” – meaning look at training as a process of rewarding rather than correcting. Here are a few examples: If your dog is jumping up – work on … Continue reading →

If your puppy or new dog flinches when you move your hands around his head then he is “hand shy”. Some puppies can learn this by being grabbed or hit, other movement sensitive breeds like Border Collies can be born … Continue reading →

Is your dog pushy, unresponsive, distracted, disobedient, out of control or aggressive? Ground him! Grounding calms, sweetens and refocuses such dogs in just a few days. It also can help shy/sensitive dogs feel more secure in the world and confident … Continue reading →

A clip from a lecture Sarah Wilson gave to other professionals at a Groomer Expo. Provides detailed, concrete steps to take to change a dogs mind from “uh oh” to “let’s go!” Easy, positive and low-stress for the dog. Enjoy!

More serious injury and death is caused by these products than another dog management/training tool, in my experience. Here is a true story posted by a pro trainer on our forums: Another Flexi Story! Be informed! Be careful! Here are … Continue reading →

Great clip from Melissa Fischer of PuppyHomeSchool.com

This dog TOTALLY steals the show! You’ll see… by Sarah Wilson Author of MySmartPuppy.com handbooks: My Smart Puppy (book with DVD) and Childproofing Your Dog

Possessiveness is one of the more common types of canine aggression. In most cases it can be lessened or altogether avoided, if you know what to do. If you want to create a relaxed dog around toys, try this: Skip … Continue reading →