Dog Interrupted

04/19/13 • 13 min

Sometimes all we need to do to help our dogs be better is to interrupt their bad behaviour and show them something better. Working with our dogs doesn't have to be a fight. A friendly reminder can go a long way!

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All The Dogs You Can Manage

Training our dogs is important. But maybe more important is how we manage them. Sometimes management is needed while we train and other management is a lifelong project. It could be managing their environment, their access to spaces or objects, it could even by the situations we put them in. How we manage our dogs can mean the difference between a "good dog" and a dog that we are constantly yelling at. Management can be simple but it takes planning and thought. In the end, it’s all to make our dogs and ourselves successful.

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Zen and the Art of Training A Dog

Sometimes the simplest things can be the most difficult to master. In learning to train dogs, I have found that mastering myself has been the most difficult part of teaching dogs. It should come as no surprise that the ancient wisdom of Asia and the Far East can help us on our way to being better teachers for our dogs.