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In dog training school, I was introduced to this game: 101 things to do with a box. This game was used to teach dogs to participate in...

Gates are a great training tool! To learn more about gates, click here to read the article I recently wrote about crates and gates. But...

There are a couple ways to train "give" but if your dog is more experienced with clicker training and needs a brain game, you can take their

In this article, I am going to walk you through how to train your dog to listen for your voice.

Last week I covered the topic of targeting and why it is so important. If you have not yet read that post, you can check it out here!

Bath time does not have to be stressful. Tough your dog might not be too excited about baths, you can at least teach them to participate in

Many times, we go to the store and grab the treats that look good to us. The treats are marketed to people because, well, dogs don’t general

Now that your dog is going to the bed and laying down on cue, you will add in distractions. When adding distractions, you first need to make

Cats and dogs not getting along is a common problem. There are often a few different reasons for this issue, and there are a couple differen

To help you and your puppy out, here is a quick instructional post on how to use conditioning to introduce your puppy to...

In last week’s post I discussed proofing behaviors and why it is important. This week I am going to introduce you to a fun way you can...

H.A.T.S. has a new blog category! Sometimes we just need to know how to do something without getting a long explanation of why it works!...