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Wondering if your dog is ready for the AKC Canine Good Citizen test? A Salt Lake City CGC evaluator walks through all 10 items and how to know you are ready.

Has your dog become anxious or fearful? Here is what is really going on, and what to look for before you call a trainer, from a positive reinforcement trainer in Salt Lake City.

Barking and lunging on leash? Here is how to tell if your dog is reactive or just over-excited, and the positive, science-based way to help, from a Salt Lake City trainer.

The best dog-friendly trails near Salt Lake City, plus the recall and leash skills that turn a stressful hike into a great one. From a positive reinforcement trainer.

Salt Lake City summers get hot fast. Here are the simple habits that keep your dog safe on walks, on the trail, and on hot pavement, from a positive reinforcement trainer.

Training your dog to paddleboard or kayak? Mo Lynch Vashel shares the slow, safe, science-based steps that build confidence on the water.

Your dog pulls because, at some point, pulling worked. Here's how to fix it for good, without a prong collar, an e-collar, or out-muscling your dog.

You pick up a dog who sits and makes eye contact, then they revert at home. Here's what board and train rarely tells you, and why in-home training holds up.

Your puppy won't grow out of the biting and chaos on their own. Here's exactly what to focus on, week by week, during the first eight weeks at home.

Puppy Academy has a new home, and it's the best space we've ever worked in.

Your Dog Graduated Puppy Class. Now What? Most dogs learn to sit. Fewer learn to sit when a stranger walks up, another dog passes on the other side of the street, and a kid on a skateboard goes by all at the same time. That second thing is what the Canine Etiquette Class is built for. I've been training dogs since 2008, and the gap I see most often isn't between dogs who know nothing and dogs who know something, it's between dogs who perform well at home and dogs who can hold