An obstacle that can cause a great deal of difficulty for agility dogs is the teeter. If you think about it, it makes absolutely no sense to run up a board that slams to the ground when you reach the top. Any smart dog would have to wonder why he should do such a ridiculous thing.
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New Year's Resolutions, Clicker-Style!
By Aidan Bindoff on 01/04/2018When you make your New Year's resolutions this year, why not include your dog? Popular resolutions such as "get more exercise" can easily include the family pet, and many spiritual, personal growth, environmental, and philanthropical goals can include your best friend, too. Here are our top 7 ideas for including a favorite canine in your New Year's resolutions.
How to Teach Your Puppy Not to Jump
By Sarah Stoycos on 12/26/2017Jump!
It’s the rare and fortunate person who adopts a puppy that doesn’t jump up to greet everyone within a two-mile radius!
Where’s the Potty? How to House Train Your Puppy
By Debbie Martin on 12/26/2017Priority #1
House training might be the most important behavior to teach a new puppy that will live indoors. Few dog owners will tolerate a healthy adolescent or adult canine that lives indoors and urinates or defecates indiscriminately in the home.
How to Survive Puppy Teething and Nipping
By Casey Lomonaco on 12/26/2017Ouch!
I am firmly convinced that the evolutionary process made puppies adorable so that we would overlook the fact that their mouths are full of razor blades—blades they do not hesitate to put to frequent use. Nipping and chewing rank high on the puppy parenting complaint list, and are symptoms of teething, a developmental stage associated with both human and canine infants.
