Father’s Day is the perfect time to show thanks for all that Dad does.
Clicker Training Blog
Help for Leash Aggression
By KPCT on 06/08/2011Do you have a dog that barks or lunges when encountering other dogs? Leash aggression is a very common behavior problem.
Muddy Paws? Teach Your Dog to Wipe His Feet!
By Julie Gordon on 05/27/2011I love everything about spring. Well, except for one thing—the muddy paws!
Real Men Carry a Clicker
By KPCT on 05/25/2011If dogs are man’s best friend, chances are that man is carrying a clicker! With the ever-increasing popularity of positive reinforcement training, more and more men are joining the throngs of pet owners and trainers who are abandoning their choke collars in favor of this humane, gentler training.
Teaching Your Puppy Impulse Control
By KPCT on 05/24/2011Let’s face it, puppies are like toddlers -- when they want something, they want it NOW!
Dogs Like Kids They Feel Safe With
By KPCT on 05/20/2011When you think about kid/dog pairs, Timmy and Lassie may come to mind. But if you have a dog or a child, you probably know that the two aren’t always a match made in heaven.
Mother’s Day Food for Thought: The “Aw Phenomenon”
By KPCT on 05/04/2011Why are humans suckers for puppies? What makes us go all gooey when we see babies? In The Other End of the Leash, new this month in the clickertraining.com store, Patricia McConnell says that puppies, babies, and other animals that depend on adults for survival have anatomical features that elicit caretaking from adults. These features, McConnell says, call forth a reaction that is so hardwired and universal that psychologists have dubbed it the “aw phenomenon.”
