Teach Your Dog Tricks

Trick-training can unlock both your creativity and that of your dog’s. That’s right – dogs can be creative, too! As you teach your dog the basic cues like sit and …

Do you remember Air Bud? To be honest, I don’t. I thought it was all crappy 90s CGI effects, but it turns out, Air Bud was a real dog who …

Having a dog is messy. Teaching your dog to put her toys away won’t help with that… …But at least she’ll learn a fun new skill that’s super impressive to …

It’s clear to me that Matilda loves doing weird tricks. She loves the extra attention she gets when she’s painting or playing dead. So, I’m always on the lookout for …

I can’t believe I’ve never written about one of Matilda’s favorite tricks. Yes, her favorite. Because when you use positive reinforcement, you raise a dog who loves to learn and …

A few months ago, me and Cow ran our very first 5K together. I hate running. I hate it a lot. But when I’m with Cow, it’s a totally different …

Whether your goal is teach your dog to back it up like a Tonka truck… or set the foundation for complex hind end awareness-based tricks – you can teach the …

Teaching your dog any skill, even if it’s simply sitting on cue, is good for her brain. But teaching a dog to paint is a whole ‘notha level of mental …

Guest Authored By Kaylee Moore – Show our guest author some love by sharing and commenting! Some dogs just don’t like treats. I can hear the howls of laughter now. …

Do you ever feel like your dogs aren’t really listening to you? For a while, I thought this was fine. It was fine if my dogs generally recalled when I …

Once you’ve learned the basics of positive training and have picked up enough ideas from blogs and books to keep you busy for the rest of your dog’s life, you …

Training Matilda to hold a toy was one of our most difficult training challenges yet. I really wanted her to be able to hold a toy for more than 2 …