Generalizing means taking skills dogs have grasped in one area and making sure they understand them in many other contexts. This important step helps to ensure that a behavior is actually trained, meaning that your inquisitive canine has a…

This summer, will you be reveling in picnic games with family and friends? Enjoying water sports and activities, barbecue menus, and colorful theatrics in the sky? But are you worried that your pets might find aspects of these events…

Guarding objects is a normal, common, instinctual behavior in all animals, including humans!  If we don’t take care of our stuff, our valued resources could easily be lost or stolen – which are outcomes each of us tries to…

In Part One of this post on Real-World Solutions for Impulse Control, we explored a pawsitive approach to teaching your inquisitive canine polite-and safe- manners around an open door to prevent door dashing and described some training games to…

Let’s face it, if dogs were born with a strong foundation of self-control, well, they wouldn’t really be dogs, would they? That said, darting out the door, bolting down the street, going after someone or grabbing food can result…

When was the last time you enjoyed a guilt-free snack? For us dog lovers, it’s not usually the guilt over calories that gets us; it’s those sad, sweet, pleading puppy dog eyes staring longingly in our direction.  We might…