Read more about Training Challenges here. One of the reasons I spent several months putting together the "Training Challenges" series of articles was to point out there are many stages or levels of training - even for simple commands. I think this p… more »

Read more about Training Challenges here. Over the past several months I have been posting regular articles on "training challenges". This series began to help owners understand the correlation between training levels and overall behavior. Dogs tha… more »

Read more about Training Challenges here. PLACEMAT: The Placemat command teaches a dog to go to a mat and remain there until released. Owners can think of this command as a 'crate without walls' as the dog is allowed to sit, lay and move as long… more »

Read more about Training Challenges here. DISTANCE: Dogs learn differently than people. Even though a dog may understand sit or down, most dogs learn these commands while being stationary. A critical component of thorough training involves teaching… more »

Read more about Training Challenges here. MOTION: Dogs learn differently than people. Even though a dog may understand sit, or down, most dogs learn these commands from being stationary. A critical component of thorough training involves teaching a… more »