We have all been there, you get home from work or the grocery store and the first thing you get when you open the door is an over excited dog jumping on you to say hello. He knocks the groceries out of your arms and leaves scratches down your legs and torso. Or even worse, a small child get in the way and is knocked to the ground. Continue reading
If you have ever owned a dog, one time or another you have probably dealt with this problem. Your dog is so happy to see you that he jumps up on you getting his muddy paws all over your new suit or dress. Or even worse, during his excitement he jumps on a smaller child and knocks them down or scratches the child’s face, arms or legs. Continue reading
Dog’s aggressive nature is instinctive. This instinct serves him well in the wild. Dogs need to be aggressive to hunt and defend themselves from other animals. Dogs also have to be aggressive to defend their mate, den or food. Although selective breeding over hundreds of years has minimized aggressive traits in dogs, the fact still remains; a dog’s aggression is a fundamental trait for survival and evolution. Continue reading
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Most dog training professionals agree that the best way to train any dog is by a process called positive reinforcement training. This is a technical term for a very simple theory: Continue reading