I opened up my email today and saw a question from a person looking for advice. “My dog is six months old and he’s starting to get aggressive. Do you think he’ll grow out of it?” My very frank …
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How To Calm Your Dog
In this post, I’d like to devote a little time to the idea of calmness in our dogs. I know some people might want hyper, crazy dogs for hunting or other activities. But in general, most owners want a …
Dog Training Language and Commands
I’d like to begin this post with an inconvenient truth: there are some people out there who get a little too hung up on dog training commands. To illustrate this, let me share a story with you that …
How To Teach Your Dog To Heel
In this post, I actually want to talk about one small element of the heel command that I’m asked about frequently: why do we teach dogs to heel on the left-hand side?I’ve been teaching dogs to …
Raining a Pattern Interrupt for a Service Dog- Utah Service Dog Training
A pattern interrupt is a service dog task designed to help someone work their way out of a panic attack, anxiety moment, or other moment where grounding is necessary. …
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How to Train a Dog to Wake You Up From Nightmares
At our dog training company we train a lot of service dogs for people with PTSD.One thing that folks often want to know how to do is how to train a dog to wake you up from nightmares.Something …
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Training a Pattern Interrupt for PTSD Service Dog
When we train service dogs for PTSD there is a service task that we'll often train called a pattern interrupt.The pattern interrupt is designed to help people with PTSD to come out of a negative …
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How to Evaluate a Potential Service Dog- Finding the Right Dog for Work
If you are looking for a new service dog it's important to know how to evaluate a potential service dog.The reality is that not all dogs can be service dogs. In fact, most dogs CAN'T be service …
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Adjusting Your Dog Training Depending on the Breed
Many dog owners think that training has to be so different depending on the breed of dog.It doesn't.The reality is that learning takes place the same way across all breeds.What is …
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How to Train a Hyper Dog
Do you have a hyper dog?Lots of dog owners mistakenly see a hyper dog and think that they're looking at a happy dog.They aren't.They're looking at a dog with no self control.You don't …
How to Teach a Dog To Focus
E-collar training, done well, can be the most humane way to achieve real world results with your dog.It allows for great off leash obedience, problem solving, good manners, and more.In this …
How to Start a Dog on Training with an E Collar
E-collar training, done well, can be the most humane way to achieve real world results with your dog.It allows for great off leash obedience, problem solving, good manners, and more.In this …
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