Behavior
How to Stop Attention Barking!
There are a variety of types of barking that dogs do – alert barking (“Yipes! The mail guy is at the door!”), attention barking (“Pet me! Feed me!”),…
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Behavior
Fireworks Are Coming. Your Dog’s June Prep Guide
A trainer’s six-step guide to helping your dog stay calm through July 4 fireworks — what to do in June so you’re not scrambling on July
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Life together
How to be Your Dog’s Favorite Human
The strongest dog–human relationships are built through predictability, safety, and positive experiences. When your dog learns that you notice their…
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Behavior
Why Giving Your Dog Choice Matters
It wasn’t until I welcomed my husky foster, Bolt into my home that I realized HOW often I was making choices for my dogs without giving them much input.…
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Life together
Dog Parks: Should You Go?
We love our dogs and want to meet their needs as best we can. Besides providing shelter, good food and lots of love we know dogs need a chance to get…
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Behavior
Make a Plan for Firework Success
Finding out mid-firework show that your dog has developed a sound sensitivity isn’t the holiday surprise anyone is hoping for. The best course of action…
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Life together
A Long Leash Will Revolutionize Your Walks
A long leash (or a long line) is simply just an extra long leash. They range in size from 10 to even sometimes 50 feet. There are 5 key features to using…
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Life together
My Dog Can Do That: I’m Done Training Right?
There are two dogs in my household. One is an adolescent and a work in progress. The other is a mature dog, an agility champion, and still a work in…
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Puppies
Puppy Socialization: Too much, too little, or just right?
You’ll hear it over and over: socialization is key to getting a healthy, happy puppy. After that advice, however, everything falls apart – there seems to…
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Life together
A Bond that Continues to Grow
Over a year and a half ago, I welcomed an adorable puppy named Maeve into my heart and home. Being a Standard Poodle, she learned the basic commands…
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Life together
Sprocket’s Wheels
Sprocket came to us as an 8 week old handful of fuzzy love in December 2009 via an ad in Craigslist for a free Golden Retriever puppy. He was born with a…
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Puppies
Picking a Puppy the Dog Trainer Way
Let’s be honest— puppies are cute and we all secretly (or not secretly) want to spend our days cuddled up with an adorable ball of fluff. But did you…
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Earlier stories and training ideas from Training Spot.
- A Bored Dog is a Mischievous Dog!
- Are You Your Dog’s Favorite Human?
- Getting Along with Guests and Pets
- How a Blue Eyed, Black & White Dog Dog Became Luna Zack
- Getting to Know Him
- Spot Goes to Finishing School
- The Science Behind Treats
- Won’t He Just Grow Out of It? Preventing Problem Behaviors.
- Willamette Valley Canine Convention