Growing with Your Dog: A Human and Spiritual Journey Whether we’re professional dog behaviorists or simply lucky enough to share our life with a dog, when it comes to raising, guiding, or navigating...
Dog training Articles
How to Bond with Your Dog: 12 Easy Exercises
We often think training a dog is just a matter of method: a solid routine, a few well-timed treats, a firm but kind tone, and boom, problem solved. In reality, things are a little more subtle than that. Before you even get to ask “come back here!,” “heel,” “leave it”, or “stay,” and to hope it works, there’s something deeper at play. Something essential, almost invisible, that no amount of positive reinforcement can create in three sessions. That something is the bond.
The Hidden Stress of Dogs: How Our Expectations Affect Them
When Just Being a Dog No Longer Cuts It Our expectations of dogs have become enormous. More and more, they’re modeled after how we humans function: logical, structured, goal-oriented, fast,...