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Road Trips with Dogs

Road Trips with Dogs

Summer Vacation Road Trip! Road trips with dogs can be delightful if you’re prepared. We drove through several states, sleeping in hotels in some of them, to reach North Carolina where I spoke at a national conference for animal shelters.  We had fun, shared behavior science with people who need Read more…

By Nancy Kelly, 4 weeksJuly 13, 2022 ago
Is Your Dog Happy?

Your Dog Could be Much Happier

Cassandra Seale consulted me before writing this mic.com article about how your dog could be happier. I provided a few tips about how to set up a dog’s life to ensure he or she gets everything necessary for a happy life. Dogs need food, water, and shelter for survival, but Read more…

By Nancy Kelly, 3 monthsMay 9, 2022 ago
Is Your Dog Happy?

Is Your Dog Happy? Help Your Dog Feel Content and Secure

PLAN AHEAD Is your dog happy? Probably. But you can probably increase his satisfaction with his life. Dogs respond well to being able to predict what’s going to happen next. This starts with you doing things the same way every time.  If your dog has a history of trying to Read more…

By Nancy Kelly, 6 monthsFebruary 4, 2022 ago
Verbal Cues

How to Use Cues in Dog Training

Verbal cues have a different meaning to dogs than to humans. Humans tend to think dogs are actually understanding the language, but dogs are simply listening for an indication of what they can do to make things work, to get things they want. “When I see my human pick up Read more…

By Nancy Kelly, 7 monthsJanuary 13, 2022 ago
How Dogs Learn

How Do Dogs Learn?

Your dog is an individual but he or she learns in the same two ways as any other animal. Dogs learn through association and consequences. Association is how animals learn reflexive, involuntary responses; things they do automatically, without thinking. Emotional responses like fear and excited, joyful but over-aroused anticipation are Read more…

By Nancy Kelly, 10 monthsOctober 11, 2021 ago
How to Choose a Dog Trainer

How to Identify a Qualified Dog Trainer

Why is it so hard to identify a qualified dog trainer? The field of animal training can be confusing. For example, a jumble of letters often follows a dog trainer’s name. Some titles mean little or nothing. Others indicate the trainer had to study behavior science and meet high-level criteria. Read more…

By Nancy Kelly, 11 monthsSeptember 2, 2021 ago
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Virtual Dog Training Classes: You’ll love them!

Thank goodness for Zoom!  Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we entered a world of telecommunication previously familiar only to astronauts, researchers stationed in Antarctica, and characters in science fiction movies.  How would we have functioned throughout the pandemic without it? Because of safety restrictions during the pandemic, dog trainers had Read more…

By Nancy Kelly, 1 yearJuly 14, 2021 ago
feeding dogs

Feeding Your Dog: Help him Thrive & Learn

Controlling resources can help you make household rules clear for your dogs. Control the resources and you don’t have to control the dog. The easiest way to start training is to provide things a dog wants to reinforce the choices he makes. Feeding your dog involves providing an important resource Read more…

By Nancy Kelly, 1 yearMay 5, 2021 ago
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