Canine Behavior

Doorbell sets your dog off every time? Here is how to figure out why your dog barks and calmly turn down the volume, from a positive reinforcement trainer in Salt Lake City.

Did your good puppy suddenly forget everything at eight months old? Welcome to the teenage phase. Here is what is going on and how to get through it, from a Salt Lake City trainer.

Your dog is not trying to dominate you. Here is what the science actually says about dominance theory, and why alpha training backfires, from a force-free SLC trainer.

A bored dog is a busy dog, usually with your shoes. Here is how mental enrichment tires your dog out better than a long walk, from a Salt Lake City trainer.

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.

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.

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.

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