Summer can be a difficult time for noise phobic dogs as fireworks and thunderstorms occur throughout the summer. In severe cases, a dog’s fearful reactions can literally be life threatening as some dogs will engage in extreme measures attempting to get

Training should be fun for both you and your dog. Positive reinforcement training to shape your dog's behavior encourages upbeat, enthusiastic responses and ensures that your dog will enjoy learning. First of all, we will talk about rewards. Gettin

Play is an entire category of behavior that is underutilized in treating behavior problems. Play can be incorporated into treatment plans for many types of dog behavioral issues. Because so many types of behavior problems are arousal-based, at least in pa

How many parents use their parenting skills to raise dogs? Trish King conducts privates on a regular basis, many of them with successful parents. As a result her book “Parenting Your Dog” published by TFH Publications focuses just on that. It seems

Owning a deaf dog may not be as difficult as one thinks. As humans, we rely heavily on sound, but the deaf dog can force you to be more creative in your methods and more conservative with your communication. Most inexperienced handlers talk and use sound

In this episode, you get three short training sessions where you'll see hand blocking with a young pup who has never seen it before (it takes under two minutes), rewarding a pup's interest, a pulsing on lead situation and a how Sarah handle's an "oops" mo

"Mother May I" is a game out of Sarah's book My Smart Puppy (written with her partner and husband, Brian Kilcommons) with the goal of teaching your dog to look to you whenever something tempting (or concerning) comes into view. Each piece of this game is

See the Simple Sit, learn what part a slack lead plays in the guided down, hear how to turn that head turn into a consistent Come!, find out Sarah's suggestions for a listener's question and, want to know how Sarah answers a bystanders friendly suggestio

Listen (and watch) to Sarah coach a friend with her puppy then see Sarah working with a German Shepherd Dog puppy - learn a few tricks of the trade and some tips on how to build success with this universally challenging behavior: walking on a loose

This week learn how to create better control around distractions. See Sarah work with a 12 week old puppy, watch Melissa Fischer (www.puppyhomeschool.com) work with her sensitive Beagle, Milo, and then listen to a more advanced session with Melissa