Here's a myth we've all heard: "If your dog growls at you while he's eating his food, you should take away his food to show him that it's yours!" Other ren...

In my last post, I introduced the idea that stubbornness isn't really a dog trait because dogs perform behaviors that are reinforced, and there really isn't ...

If you are a dog trainer, you've heard it a thousand times. If you are a pet dog owner, you may have said it or thought it a thousand times. "My dog is rea...

It's happened to all of us. Maybe you compete in agility, and halfway through the course, your dog takes off and runs zoomies, blowing you off completely. ...

Podcast Discussing Thresholds I had the very fun privilege of recording a podcast with trainers Kat Camplin and Becca Hintz discussing behavioral thresholds ...

The Dominance Fallacy and Our Obsession with Pack Leadership In a Facebook poll... I recently asked my Facebook followers to list their favorite dog training...

Truth: Dogs all learn the same way. However, what they find reinforcing varies. How many times have you heard some variation of these statements? "All dogs...