Free Training Tips for your Dog
Adrienne Farricelli CPDT-KA 
Teaching a puppy to bark at strangers may seems like a nice idea, but you need to carefully consider the potential repercussions. First of all, consider that puppies don’t really have yet what it takes to become good watch dogs. The main reason behind this is that they have little experience and have difficulty … Read more
“Help, my puppy is barking at me when playing what can I do?” If your puppy is barking at you when playing, you need to closely monitor the situation and evaluate your interactions. During play, this type of barking may sometimes be a bit challenging to eradicate considering that barking during play may be … Read more
A puppy barking when playing with other dogs is quite a popular sight. Barking during playtime seems to be a puppy’s preferred pastime, almost as if the puppy loves to hear his voice. At a closer insight it’s somewhat the equivalent of children who get too excited during playtime and start squealing and screaming … Read more
If your dog wants to greet everyone on walks, you may have a problem. Your dog is likely a social butterfly who loves people and is eager to want to meet them. However, not everybody likes dogs and even if there are many people who do like dogs, not everybody may be eager to … Read more
Using a dog halter to stop pulling can help owners prevent their elbows from getting out of their sockets. Many dogs are strong pullers and the pulling can often be dramatically reduced by a combination of training and the right tools to make walks less out of control. Two favorite tools to reduce dog … Read more
If your dog walks in a zigzag pattern, no worries, you are not alone. A common dog training problem many dog owners encounter is dogs walking in a zigzag pattern or a yo-yo pattern. The dog basically, forges ahead and then goes back to the owner, walks side to side and sometimes even lags … Read more
Should you use treats to train a dog is a matter of personal preference, but why would you want to miss out on a great opportunity to effectively reinforce desired behaviors? Food is a great incentive for many dogs and it doesn’t require any conditioning. Unless dogs are sick, dogs are naturally drawn to … Read more
In order to stop a dog’s bad behaviors, you will have several strategies to resort to, but it’s important that you choose force-free options so that your training won’t have any negative repercussions. Force-free options are not based on intimidation methods which can cause serious side effects (such as defensive aggression), but rather force-free … Read more
A puppy barking at visitors can turn into being quite a problematic behavior if not tackled in a timely manner. Puppies need to learn to be accepting as visitors as your puppy will encounter many during his lifetime. Your puppy needs to learn that visitors are not a bad thing, and that great things … Read more
If your dog grumbles when he is scolded, most likely you are concerned about the behavior and may be wondering what you can do about it. Many dogs grumble when they are scolded and this may often be first seen when dogs reach doggy adolescence and testing behaviors start. Paying attention to the grumble … Read more