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Fun & Handy Tricks
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.
SUP PUP! Teach Your Dog to Ride a Stand-Up Paddleboard
By Terrie Hayward on 06/07/2021
What’s “SUP?”
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.
