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Fetch Rules Cheat Sheet for Judges and Competitors
Interested in the new AKC Fetch program this article will give you an overview of the rules for all four levels. Use it to train or to prepare for competition. Click the button below [...]
Boredom Busters & Brain Games
Do you ever feel like your dog has nothing to do all day aside from their walks, meals, and lounging around? Though routines can be great for dogs, a life with no variety or [...]
Puppy Socialization Essentials
Most people know they should introduce their new puppy to dogs and people while they're still young - but there's a lot more to socialization than meeting dogs and people! During the first three [...]
Dog Signs of Stress
How many signs of stress can you find in the dog to the left? Stressed dogs give off a variety of sign, but many are easy to miss because they're as small as eye [...]
A Promise to Your Dog
Before you embark on your behavior and training journey with us, know that modifying behaviors is a process. There are no quick fixes or immediate solutions. Though they can seem tedious, small steps are [...]
Canine Good Citizen & Pet Therapy
Therapy dogs, service dogs, and emotional support dogs are all the rage these days - but what does it all mean? And furthermore, what type of training do these dogs require? Each of these [...]
Dry Land Games
Wanting to work on your dog's dock jumping skills but the weather isn't agreeing with your plans? Or maybe you just want to work on specific skills needed for dock jumping. Either way, [...]
Pool Tricks for Dogs
You can do more with your dog in the pool than just throwing a toy for them to jump after! There are tons of fun tricks that you can do with your pup to [...]
How to Identify Resource Guarding
Though resource guarding is a perfectly natural impulse for a dog to have, it can also be an incredibly dangerous one. If resource guarding is not appropriately identified then a person, oftentimes a child, can [...]
The Scoop on Poop
"The Scoop On Scooping Poop" by Courteous Canine Inc. We all understand the common courtesy of picking up our dog's poop in public, but what about in our own backyard - is [...]
Conquer the Challenge of Agility
Conquer the Challenge The Human Half of the Agility Team By Angelica Steinker, M.Ed., C.D.B.C, CAP2 edited by Kimberly "Kim" Archer, CPDT-KA, CTDI Agility is about a dog and a human navigating [...]
To Crate or Not to Crate
By Angelica Steinker, M.Ed., C.D.B.C, CAP2 designed by Kimberly "Kim" Archer, CPDT-KA, CTDI It has become a popular notion to crate dogs, especially during adolescence to encourage a reinforcement history with people [...]