Training

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Teaching a Dog to Settle on a Mat at a Car Show

A portable mat gives a dog one predictable thing in a field full of unpredictable ones. Here is how to build the behaviour.

Teaching a Dog to Settle on a Mat at a Car Show

A portable mat gives a dog one predictable thing in a field full of unpredictable ones. Here is how to build the behaviour.

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Teaching a Reliable "Wait" at the Car Door

A dog that pours out of the car the moment the door cracks is one bad car park away from disaster. Here is the two-week fix.

Teaching a Reliable "Wait" at the Car Door

A dog that pours out of the car the moment the door cracks is one bad car park away from disaster. Here is the two-week fix.

Leash Handling With Your Hands Full: Chairs, Co...

Every show-day photo has one hand on the leash. Real life has a chair on one shoulder and a coffee in the other hand. Here is how to train for...

Leash Handling With Your Hands Full: Chairs, Co...

Every show-day photo has one hand on the leash. Real life has a chair on one shoulder and a coffee in the other hand. Here is how to train for...

Nose Work in a Parking Lot: Scent Games for Sho...

Four scent games you can run beside the car in ten minutes. They tire a dog out faster than walking and settle show-day nerves.

Nose Work in a Parking Lot: Scent Games for Sho...

Four scent games you can run beside the car in ten minutes. They tire a dog out faster than walking and settle show-day nerves.

Crate Acclimation: A Two-Week Plan for Dogs Who...

A day-by-day plan to turn a crate from a punishment box into a place your dog chooses, without flooding or forcing.

Crate Acclimation: A Two-Week Plan for Dogs Who...

A day-by-day plan to turn a crate from a punishment box into a place your dog chooses, without flooding or forcing.

Ten-Minute Rest-Stop Enrichment: Scatter Feeds,...

A rest stop does not have to be a toilet break. Ten minutes of structured sniffing resets a dog's nervous system better than a mile of walking. Here is how.

Ten-Minute Rest-Stop Enrichment: Scatter Feeds,...

A rest stop does not have to be a toilet break. Ten minutes of structured sniffing resets a dog's nervous system better than a mile of walking. Here is how.