It was a novice dog obedience class, where students were preparing their dogs for the first level of formal obedience competition. They were learning the set of exercises which would hopefully lead to ...

My family’s black Lab is good at reading body language. In my previous world of teaching and research, I would have concluded that Teddy was effective at interpreting nonverbal cues. Over the past ...

It was about six weeks into a beginners level dog obedience class when one of the students showed up without her dog. Her dog had had some kind of medical procedure which prevented it from being in ...

Deaf dog Aspen found the perfect forever home and new confidence after learning commands through hand signals at the Austin Humane Society Aspen has reached peak happiness. The white pit bull mix's ...

Dear Old Trainer: When you discuss training you always say give the command in a “normal voice,” but what does that mean? Everyone at my dog park has to yell to get their dog’s attention. I do too.

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Bringing home a puppy is exciting, but the early weeks are also the most important time to shape behaviour and build lifelong habits. Puppies are naturally curious, energetic and eager to learn, which ...

Basic commands like "sit," "down," or "heel" are usually the first things dogs learn in training. However, there's another ...

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Commands offer a basic language for you to communicate with your dog, and when they're paired with a solid foundation of socialization, you end up with a very good boy or girl. While dogs can learn ...