In past articles we have shared the importance of patience and open-mindedness while training dogs. If you would like to read those articles, visit https://wordpress.com/view/iscdtfordogtrainersblog.school.blog Today, we reveal the next trait: EMPATHY Empathy is one of the most important skills we possess as humans. The ability to understand and relate to another person’s feelings from […]
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Traveling with Your Dog Shouldn’t be Stressful
We want our dogs to travel with us, yet their presence can cause us to stress. What if they soil inside? What if they break something? What if they get loose and run away? Stress can cause us to fall back into bad habits of yelling at, or punishing, our dogs. In turn, the dog […]
Eight Proven Ways to Get your Dog to Sleep Later
Tips for dog owners who want dogs to settle at night and sleep later in the morning.
Changing A Dog’s Name
Two questions we receive often are: 1. Is it possible to change a dog’s name after you adopt them? Answer: You can absolutely change your dog’s name. Many people change the dog’s name to represent a fresh start for the dog, especially if the dog’s past was negative. 2. How do you teach dogs their […]
Learn How Patience Will Improve Your Dog Training Prowess
Last Wednesday we kicked off our ten-week series on the “Traits of a Professional Dog Trainer”, with an article entitled, How Open-Mindedness and Flexibility Improves Your Dog Training Skill. If you missed it, please click this link to read it: https://wordpress.com/view/iscdtfordogtrainersblog.school.blog In addition to educating yourself in the craft of dog training and working with […]
Why The Word “No” Rarely Works in Dog Training (and What DOES Work)
Do you find yourself saying “NO” to your dog, rather than giving commands to stop a behavior? We are not opposed to using the word no, as long as it is used properly. Here is our philosophy on the word “no”. Imagine you are at work and make a mistake. Your boss screams “no”, glares […]
Stop Your Dog from Eating POOP
Sometimes we catch our dogs in the act, and other times a whiff of their breath alerts us to the behavior. Then, there’s the dog who pukes it up in the house — usually on our rugs. What behavior are we writing about today? Coprophagia a/k/a Poop Eating! If your dog eats poop, you’re not […]
Protect Dog Paws on Hot-Summer Days
Did you know dogs’ paws can burn on asphalt, artificial grass, pavement and other outdoor surfaces when the weather is hot? Follow the Seven Second Rule Before walking your dog or working outdoors. Place your hand or bare foot on the ground. If you cannot keep it on the ground for up to seven seconds […]
5 Ways Dog Owners Can Achieve Training Success
We’ve all admired dogs with impeccable listening skills. You know, the ones who obey their owner’s command, without the owner having to repeat the command twice, three times or five times. The dog responds the first time. The reason dog training works so well for these dogs and their owners is because they follow these […]
A Dog’s Ability to Show Remorse – Myth or Truth?
Canine parents often describe their dog’s response to naughty infractions as remorse. Scientists acknowledge that dogs experience different feelings, however regret and remorse are not within a dog’s range of emotion. Rather, whenever a dog lowers his head, flashes sad eyes, pulls his ears back, lowers his body or hides, it is strictly in response […]
