TWENTY THINGS TO KNOW TO GET YOUR DOG ON TV   (or movies, or commercials, or...)   Do you think your dog has s...

Today I want to talk about no-reward makers (aka NRMs). In some circles, mentioning NRMs can elicit boos and hisses. This is becaus...

Dog training tip o' the day: Tools can make your dog training better. However, without a proper plan to fade the use of the tool, i...

This post is ever so slightly verbose, so here's a nerd photo of Cohen to compensate.  Dog training word 'o the day: Premack. ...

Dog training tip o' the day: Good advice on good training takes a while to take effect. Don't dismiss a method or methodology af...

Dog training tip o' the day: Train smarter, not harder. The best dog trainers in the world are able to get phenominal performances...

Dog training tip o' the day: "How long should I use treats for reinforcement?" This is a question that gets asked a lot ...

Dog training tip o' the day: Punishment will shut down behaviour but it may not address the underlying cause.  Imagine you have a p...

I was reading up on a few people's impressions of a recent Denise Fenzi seminar, and one thing has struck me. From what I gather from va...

New cues: Weave, high five, target w/ back legs, around, tug, "through" (reverse weaving through legs), blow bubbles, handstand (...

Today marks the completion of the first week of the Recall e-course I'm participating in, and already I'm noticing some nice improve...

So my agility class finished up last night. To celebrate we were able to run a mock course a few times. Adrian was kind enough to come along...

This is a list of common recall mistakes. In an attempt to begin diagnosing my problems with recall I've marked some that I seem to have...

Someone recently asked me, "How long should I use treats for reinforcement?" This is a question that gets asked a lot when trainin...

Here we are, 6 days into weave pole training. It's pouring rain outside, the dog is stir crazy and I have a video camera. Time for a vid...

Progress is good. I added the 5th and 6th poles this morning. The first two set are positioned straight-on, and the last set are at 1 and 7 ...

I spent most of the weekend being lazy and feeling sorry for myself for having a cold. But I'll maintain that I had to let weave pole tr...

Did some exercises this morning in the living room with a high rate of success. Cohen has difficulty (less than 50% success rate) in entries...

First, some background. I'm taking a 3rd-level agility class and Cohen and I are doing pretty well all things considered. (Things to con...

So, I found an interesting article about something called Constructional Aggression Treatment. It's long. Very long. But I'm going t...