THE DOGKIND BLOG
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Does your dog hate to get in the car? In Part 2 of our 3-part series on car training, I talk about training a dog to get into the car, by breaking the behavior down into small steps. The video features our dog Pancake's training, so you...
Does your dog absolutely HATE the car? In this week's video, I talk about measures dog parents can take BEFORE a car ride that might make the ride more pleasant for their dog. Our dog Pancake stars in the video again this week- check out what...
In this week's video, I show you how to teach your dog to stay on their mat around distractions. This is the follow up to last week's Beginning Mat Training video. Be sure to complete last week's training before...
This week's post is the third installment of our "Building Confidence" series. Members of our free Facebook support group provided a list of behaviors they felt indicated their dog was feeling confident, and one of them was "lying...
I asked members of our free Facebook support group, “What does your dog look like when they’re confident?” One answer they came up with was, “When my dog plays.” So this week, I talked about how to...
If you have a fearful dog, you’ve probably googled “How to build your dog’s confidence,” a time or two. And you probably found all kinds of advice. Some of it was probably good, some useless but harmless, and...
Does your dog panic when you try to carry them in a crate or carrier? Many dogs will have to experience being transported in a carrier at some point. Last week we covered the first steps in carrier training: how to teach your...
Is your dog afraid to go for a walk? Maybe your pup refuses to go out the front door, or freezes up and tries to run back once you’re away from home.
In this week’s video I covered early “going for a...
If you enjoy hiking with your dog, road tripping, flying, or just need to get them to the vet safely, there’s a good chance you’ll need them to get into a carrier, pack or crate. This week we covered the first steps...
If you have a newly adopted dog, or if your fearful dog is just starting to go on walks, you’re in a unique position. You might be able to prevent reactive behavior (lunging, barking, etc.) from becoming a problem.
In this...
Do you have a dog who seems to not know what a leash is, or how to walk on leash? Many dogs adopted as adults have little to no experience being on leash. When the leash tightens and they feel something pulling on them, these dogs...
Does your dog try to avoid being leashed, or hate going out on walks? Many dogs adopted as adults have little to no experience being on leash. And as you’ve probably discovered, leash training a fearful adult dog is a whole...
