Dog aggression. The majority of my adult life has been spent dealing with aggression towards dogs, kids, and adults. With my team we’ve built a company where we’ve helped thousands of dogs improve or overcome their aggression. At the same time, I’ve traveled extensively and lived in Latin America where I’ve found so much less […]
How to Maintain Dog Training- Once Your Dog is ‘Trained’, Now What?
Getting your dog trained isn’t easy. Whether you’re dealing with behavior problems like dog aggression, chewing, destruction, or separation anxiety it can be tough to overcome problems and get a dog trained. But once your dog has been trained, what do you do now? You know you have to maintain the training. But what are […]
Dominance in Dogs: It’s Not What You Think
One of the most misused and misunderstood terms in all of dog training is ‘dominance’. People are quick to point to dominance as the reason their dog is stubborn, why they aren’t ‘alpha’, and why their dog misbehaves. But ‘dominance’ as it’s being used is almost never the culprit. I’ll explain more… Dominance connotes strong […]
How Much Daily Time Does it Take to Train Your Dog?
Hey dog owner! Everyone wants to know how much time they should dedicate every day to training their dog. I’ve got answers. Watch the video below. Remember These Three Key Dog Training Principles: 1- The Walk You should make it a priority to get your dog a walk every day. The walk isn’t just to […]
Is Using an Electric Collar for Training Your Dog Cruel?
As a Utah dog training company that uses electric dog training collars with many of our clients I’m often asked the question on whether or not they’re cruel or inhumane. It’s a valid question. If you go research ‘electric collars’ or ‘remote collars’ or ‘shock collars’ or ‘e collars’ online it’s likely you’ll find: Pictures […]
He Has One Problem
In today’s post, I want to talk about dog problems. It’s rare to just have one. More often than not, you have many problems—but only a few that are bothering you. Owners frequently call us to say: “My dog is amazing, but he has one problem!” That problem might be something comparatively small, or it […]
Take A Rest: Understanding Recovery Time
In this post, I’d like to talk about something I call recovery time. It’s a huge concept to understand if you’re dealing with anxiety, aggression, or fear. Let’s dig deep into this. A dog’s nervous system controls its ability to process stress, Fear, anxiety, and aggression all come from a place of stress. Your dog’s […]
Fun In The Sun: How To Take Your Dog Off Leash
Summer is on its way, and that means that everyone is going to be at the park with their dog. We’re going to be camping, hiking, and fishing . It’s fun to take our dogs along too! Many people want to take their dogs on these adventures off-leash, and unfortunately most of these people shouldn’t. […]
How Should I Interact With Service Dogs?
In most of these blog posts, I give tips and talk about concepts. Today’s post is a little bit different: it’s a public service announcement about service dogs, from someone who frequently takes service dogs into public with clients. The message I want to convey boils down to this: leave dogs alone when you’re in […]
No Practice Required: How To House Train Your Puppy
In this post, I’m going to address house breaking, house training, potty training—whatever you want to call it! The other day, it occurred to me that there’s nothing to practice when you’re house training. Someone called into our Salt Lake City training center to ask me to come to their home and house train their […]
In Your Face: How To Approach A Dog
This is a PSA post. Right now I’d like to encourage you to see the world through your dog’s eyes, and to approach and treat all dogs accordingly. I have plenty of clients with dogs that are big and cute. Some of these dogs also, unfortunately, have aggression issues. Frequently the owner will be walking […]
Spring Cleaning: Structuring Motion and Silence
Right now, it’s starting to feel a little bit like spring in Utah. It seemed like winter lasted forever! We had two inches of snow down here in the valley last week, and there’s still snow on the mountains. Utah Sometimes it feels like winter ends in May and spring only lasts a month until […]