If your dog were a wild dog, he’d spend his days hunting with his dog pack. He’d use his nose to sniff out prey, and his eyesight to single out which prey animal his pack should go after. He and the other dogs would carefully plan a strategy for their hunt, and then would work […]
Have you ever taught your dog to dance? Sing? Roll over? Shake hands? Too silly for you? Suppose I were to tell you that trick training is not only fun, but establishes a greater rapport with your dog? It provides a welcome relief from boring, repetitive commands like “sit,” “down,” and “stay,” and can actually […]
Mike Stone owns Absolute K-9 Training in Escondido, California, where, with his wife, Toni, they train, show, and work dogs for private dog owners, companies that need trained working dogs, and law enforcement agencies. Mike opened Absolute K-9 Trainingin 1994. He is a certified trainer for obedience, protection, and police dogs. Mike is also a […]
Can Animals Read? Just like dogs, other animal species such as primates have also shown they have the ability to recognize symbols. Alas, along with dogs other animal species such as primates are only recognizing symbols and are not actually comprehending the meaning of what they are seeing or ‘reading’. How Can I Train […]
Dogs are gifted with enthusiasm — a good trait if you and your pet are playing fetch in a field. On the other hand, it can be a potentially dangerous trait if you’re strolling along a busy sidewalk. An untethered animal poses many risks: It could jump on strangers, get into fights with other dogs, […]
Is your dog like a shopaholic at a rummage sale, smelling anything and everything that comes its way? You are not alone. As every dog knows, the best way to get the scoop on anything is through its nose. Powerful Sense of SmellAccording to Bash Dibra, noted animal behaviorist and author of DogSpeak (Fireside), “A […]
Most dogs like to dig, and getting them to stop can be like withholding candy from a trick-or-treater. Christi Jones of San Fernando, Calif., an active participant in the Westside German Shepherd Rescue Group, learned this the hard way with Boaz, her four-year-old shepherd. She says, “My dog didn’t dig until my two boys dug […]
When friends and neighbors Evelyn Pang and Hilary Louie of San Francisco were 9, a dog training class was offered in their apartment building. Though neither girl had a pup of her own, both loved dogs, so they signed up for the class. Five years and many classes later, the two high school sophomores co-authored […]
In 1973, Kay Laurence got her first dog, a Cavalier King Charles spaniel, and a life-changing piece of advice from her father. “You’d better take a training class,” he said. Thirty-five years later, Laurence is the head of the class. Based in the UK, she runs Learning About Dogs, a business that organizes conferences and […]
Try a little experiment with your dog: Have it stand perpendicular to you, with another person facing your pet about 3 feet away. Ask the other person to call your dog. As the dog moves toward that person, look at which foot it moves first. Chances are, you won’t be able to tell — but […]
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