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How to Get Your Dog to Come When Called
People face a variety of problems with their dogs, some problems far more severe than others. Usually these seem like problems of simply obedience, but there might sometimes be root causes that go deeper than a simple “lazy” dog. If you’re going to raise a healthy and happy dog, you’re going to have [...]
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Why to Avoid Negative Reinforcement Training for your Dog
It’s one of the most common mistakes someone without a lot of dog training experience will make: trying to get the dog to “avoid” a behavior by punishing them for it. But does this really work, and if it did, wouldn’t it be much easier to train dogs? One of the first [...]
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Getting Your Dog to Respond to Calls
If you’ve ever called your dog using a command phrase like “come here!” only to watch your dog give you a blank stare like you’re an idiot, then this article is for you. We’re going to learn exactly why dogs give you this blank stare, and how you can fix this so that your [...]