Puppy temperament testing has been an important fixture for decades in determining suitability of dogs for service work, therapy work,...

Anyone who has spent more than five minutes talking to us knows that we are big proponents of puppy parental responsibility—we all need...

Clicker training is strongly based in behavioral science and is known as a form of “operant conditioning.” The point of this section...

We had initially titled this post “Unwanted Chewing” but chewing is such a natural activity for a dog we didn’t want the title to color...

Here is our suggested schedule for minimum training and socialization for your puppy. If you are an overachiever, there’s a whole world...

We strongly do NOT believe in kenneling as a way of life for pet, companion, and service dogs. (We are talking about kenneling, not crate...

The inner ears of puppies aren’t fully developed. If your puppy starts to salivate or even vomit in the car, place the crate as low and...

Impulse control is the ability to control thoughts and behaviors in a way that allows good decision making. We expect this of all...

Give it a few minutes (five minutes maximum) a couple of times a day and your puppy will be trained quickly. Remember your puppy is a...

Your puppy will start gradually becoming a little man or little woman somewhere in its adolescent stage, between 5 and 9 months. Sex...

Dogs are den animals and innately feel secure in a den. The crate is your puppy’s den. A dog that is crate trained will always have a...

It seems like an easy task, but there are a few things you can do to make your pet introductions go better. Introduction to other dogs in...

It’s canine nature to run from something chasing him, or to run after something that runs away. So when trying to get your puppy to come...

Some dogs are genetically predisposed to separation anxiety, but it is usually a result of traumatic experience, abrupt change in...

We work with our puppies using as much positive reinforcement as possible, since that builds confident, happy puppies (and who doesn’t...

The last thing you want when grandma comes over is for your puppy to wrap its front legs around hers and have a socially awkward “go” at...

Every dog has different innate tolerances and different early experiences that contribute to their ability to handle loud noises. You can...

Most puppy panting is NORMAL, particularly when they are sleeping. They are still growing and they can have some pretty active dream...

Some breeds are more prone to resource guarding. In others it's all but a non-issue. If resource guarding shows up, you can implement...

Puppy zoomies (as opposed to the zombies my autocorrect wanted me to write, which is pretty well the opposite of zoomies) are a period of...