The Modern Dog Trainer Blog
3 Reasons To Use BAT With Reactive Dogs
This is part 2 of a 3-part series on Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT), created by Grisha Stewart. Part 1 can be read here. In the first part you learned about the basics of BAT and how a "perfect" session should look. In part 2, you will learn why it is so...
The Importance Of Feedback For Fido
Immediate, in the moment feedback is the key to Fido skipping a grade or two in the school of advanced good-behavior. In fact, dogs respond just the same to current feedback as us humans. Positive and current feedback--that is. So why don’t’ we use it all of the time?...
Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT) – What Is It?
As a modern dog trainer, you most likely enjoy learning about new techniques, or new twists on more classic techniques. If you have not yet heard of Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT) by Grisha Stewart, you are in for a treat. This will be the first of a three-part...
Guest Post: How to Build a Successful Dog Training Business
All dog trainers want to build a healthy and successful dog training business. But as your dog training business grows, so does the stress of managing your expanding client list, schedule, and income stream. The act of putting best practices in place to help you...
How Dog Trainers Go Paperless: Introducing The Boogie Board Sync 9.7
Boogie Board Sync 9.7 Can Help You Go Paperless As a dog trainer, there are a lot of things we will need to take notes for, whether it is a new idea for a class or notes for each of our clients. Dog trainers can go through a lot of paper. A lot of modern dog trainers...
How To Socialize Puppies Before Getting Them Fully Vaccinated
Early Socialization and Vaccination: Risk-Free Puppy Socialization One of the most effective (and easiest ways) to prevent a huge slew of behavioral problems in dogs is to socialize them early. By “early socialization”, I do mean before the pup may have had all of...