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Fun & Handy Tricks
Click to Be Fit: Fun Canine Fitness Training
By Bridget Thomas on 06/02/2022Want to try some fun and games?
Making the Most of Mealtime
By Rebecca Lynch on 03/25/2022What is your dog’s favorite time of the day? For my dogs, it’s mealtime! If I had my dogs rank their favorite things on a scale of 1-10, I’m sure eating would be a 15.
101 Things to Do with a Box
By Karen Pryor on 03/02/2022101 Things to do with a Box: A Good Exercise for an Older, Suspicious, or Previously Trained Dog
This training game is derived from a dolphin research project in which I and others participated: "The creative porpoise: training for novel behavior," published in the Journal of Experimental Analysis of Behavior in 1969. It has become a favorite with dog trainers. It's especially good for "crossover" dogs with a long history of correction-based training, since it encourages mental and physical flexibility and gives the dog courage to try something on its own.
Holiday Hide and Seek with Your Dog!
By Aidan Bindoff on 12/09/2015Experienced dog owners and trainers often note that every dog needs a job. A dog with something meaningful to do rarely gets himself into trouble.
Hunting for clothespins is a task that is easy to teach, and gives your dog the opportunity to solve a problem and complete a significant job. Once the behavior is trained, it's something you can do every day without breaking a sweat or putting aside much time, yet your dog will work really hard and will finish the exercise happy and satisfied.
