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Your lifestyle impacts your dog immensely! When we think of dog behavior or we think of training, we tend to think of teaching our dog obedience commands. But that is actually pretty far down the list of things that really create change in your dog.   How you live with and how you interact with your dog affects them immensely! And in some cases you can create a monster with a dog that otherwise might have been a mostly pretty

Do you struggle with the same annoying behaviors over and over and over? Does it seem like you get a little traction, but then ultimately things just go back to how they were? Do you think you AND  your dog would both be a lot happier if you could just finally put these behaviors to rest?  Do it! Stop "working on it" and just fix it! Visit me on social media for training pics, videos, tips, and information https://www.facebook.com/diamondk9dogtraining/ https://www.instagram.com/diamondk9dogtraining/

Are you stuck in the "nag zone"?  It's  a very real thing. Nagging your dog will NEVER change their long term behavior. So why do you keep doing it? Get out of the nag zone for good and see your dog finally start to make different decisions (on their own)!!

If your dog isn't food motivated, you should listen to this. Food can be a very powerful tool when it comes to building behaviors in dog training, but dependence on it renders you completely ineffective  with  some dogs (and moderately ineffective with most dogs). Non food  motivated dogs can train up just as well as those food driven, high energy, enthusiastic dogs.  You just need the right tools and information. Have you ever heard that ecollars are lazy? If so,

There are so many protocols out there for stopping leash pulling. Unfortunately most of them don't. Do you ever feel like the people who write these articles and make these videos are just sitting back and laughing at you saying, "I just wanted to see if they'd do it"?  If you have invested hours trying to stop your dog from pulling on the leash to no avail, you are not alone. You need the right tools and you need to

It is counterintuitive to most humans, but nervous don't need our pity or coddling. If you have a nervous dog you might be exacerbating your problems despite your best efforts to help your dog feel and do better. Are you a marshmallow??

Over the years, I have met so many people who are genuinely committed to getting results, but they just haven't been able to. In many cases they have already been to several different trainers, and often have spent thousands of dollars to no avail.  If you can relate, or know someone who can, you want to listen. I'm going to point out what is lacking in the vast majority of these cases. 

Knowing how to properly mark behavior is critical to being effective and efficient! Your dog is the master at discovering patterns, and that means details matter. Your minor inconsistencies will translate into pattern disruptions that throw your dog off and drag out the process. Also, most people only have positive markers. Stop giving your dog 50% of the information and expecting results.  The word "no" is not a correction. And it isn't a marker until you teach the dog what

The dog park is a great way to "socialize" your dog… right?   In this episode I discuss all the things nobody seems to think about when it comes to the dog park, doggy daycare, and greeting strangers. 

Cookies absolutely have their place! But it doesn't really belong in stopping bad behaviors. Well, not really. Positive reinforcement can be a very powerful ( and dangerous) tool in dog training. If it is the only tool you are using, you might be shooting yourself in the foot.