The Modern Dog Trainer Blog
Energy Spent Is Energy Spent: Why Bickering And Arguing Helps No One
The New Social Platform Gone are the days of mailers, a back page newspaper brief, university class, or waiting for the monthly journal to arrive a-la-mailbox for the latest training buzz from the top world instructor. Access to millions of bits of intellectual...
How Mobile Payment Apps Are Helping Dog Trainers Succeed
Time is money – all dog trainers know that. In the old days, for trainers to get paid, clients would have to lug around cash or checks to a training session. That required your clients to have to remember to withdraw cash, or bring their check book. And often times...
Chat Time Interview With Karen Deeds, CDBC Of Canine Connection
Who Is Karen Deeds? I do Facebook interviews with animal trainers, behaviourists and other professionals. I met up with Karen Deeds CDBC to chat about how she approaches aggression in dogs. Karen Deeds became a Certified Dog Behavior Consultant, with the International...
The First Ever Force-Free Dog Training Summit
The Pet Professional Guild’s (PPG) inaugural educational convention is taking place in Tampa, Florida on November 11-13, 2015. Professional dog trainers with a strong conviction in their belief in force-free dog training will gather to learn about science-based...
5 Behaviors To Teach A Dog With PICA
I live with a dog that has PICA. I am here to tell you that when a client says their dog eats rocks, sticks, just about everything, address it like it is PICA instead of it's a puppy who will outgrow it. I never had experienced this disease until I got my second...
Unique Ways To Use Household Tools For Your Training Bag
Let’s face it. In the market place there are countless gadgets for trainers and dog-owners alike. However, over the years, I’ve found some of the best tools hiding away are in arms reach right at home. A skilled trainer has the ability to resource from the environment...