Motivation is what makes your dog tick. It’s what drives him to do things, like respond to your cues and find doing so worthwhile—even the second and third times you…
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How Dogs Learn Dogs learn in two ways: by association (emotional response) by consequence (doing things) What is Associative Learning in Dogs? An example of associative learning is a dogs’…
Did you miss out…? Look what’s been happening at AZ Dog Sports and AZ Dog Smart Academy! Last month Jessa was in town for a special engagement Service Dog workshop…
How to Create A Good Dog Recall In a perfect world, dogs would come every time we call. They would reason—with the human logic we so often ascribe them—that obedience…
Would you like your puppy to be a Therapy Dog one day? As a Therapy Dog Team tester for Alliance of Therapy Dogs there are many characteristics we look for…
Impulse Control in Dogs Impulse control in dogs is one of the most difficult areas of obedience to teach. Kwanho Song has extensive experience in this and thus the dogs…
Just The Facts – The Skinny on Pet Insurance We decided to look into the idea of getting pet insurance. In just having general conversations it seems that it is…
It’s no secret that dogs love sniffing: they’re so good at it, in fact, that they can be taught how to detect explosives in airports, bed bugs in hotels, or…
Looking for more resources to bring your dog training skills up a notch or two? We have put together some tried and true great resources if you are interested in…
Types of Service Dogs Service Dogs are some of the most versatile and hardworking pups around. But exactly how many types of Service Dogs are there? Dogs, along with miniature…
