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Dog Walking Skills Part Three: Walking Past Other Dogs
Wrap up our dog-walking skills series with the final step: moving your dog past distractions.
Jake Belmont
Nov 11, 20243 min read
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Dog Walking Skills Part Two: The U-Turn
Learn how to teach your dog the Emergency U-Turn, a vital skill for navigating stressful situations on walks
Jake Belmont
Nov 4, 20243 min read
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How to Manage Leash Reactivity on Walks
Navigating the world with a reactive dog can be difficult and stressful. Today we’re talking about ways you can safely navigate the world
Louise Belmont
Oct 20, 20243 min read
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The #1 Tool for Off Leash Dog Training
Learn what the number one tool is for teaching a dog to reliably come when called and earn off leash freedom.
Jake Belmont
Jan 29, 20244 min read
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Understanding Your Dog's Prey Drive
Prey drive is the instinctive desire for dogs to find, chase and capture prey.
Jake & Louise
Aug 14, 20233 min read
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No Pull Harnesses, are they a magic solution for pulling dogs?
I know we would all love to believe that there are magic tools out there that we can just buy, and they will solve all our dog training...
Dog Gear Review
Feb 22, 20215 min read
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Reactive Dog Training Top Tools
Reactive dog training can be difficult. It is hard to know what to do, how to do it, and if you are even doing it right. On top of that...
Jake & Louise
Feb 8, 20214 min read
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Dog Training for the Real World
Something that we hear often is that someone's dog will listen really well in a training class or when the trainer is there with the dog....
Jake & Louise
Jan 11, 20215 min read
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What To Do When Your Reactive Dog, Reacts.
I want to start this out by saying no one is perfect, not even me! We can do our absolute best with our dogs and things can sometimes go...
Jake & Louise
Sep 21, 20206 min read
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Dog Walking Etiquette
We all enjoy walking our dogs. There are so many ways to enjoy your time outside with your dog and they are all great!
Jake & Louise
Jul 27, 20204 min read
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Why Reactive Dogs Do Better Without Their Owners.
“Why does my reactive dog behave better when being handled by someone else?” We get this question often! This very thing sparks fear and...
Jake & Louise
Jun 29, 20203 min read
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Why Are Dogs So Stubborn?
If you’ve ever owned a dog then I am willing to bet good money that at one point or another you have referred to them as being stubborn.
Jake & Louise
Jun 1, 20204 min read
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5 Most Common Mistakes People Make With Reactive Dogs.
Before we dive into the 5 most common mistakes let’s discuss what a reactive dog is. ‘Reactive’ is a term commonly used to describe...
Jake & Louise
May 14, 20205 min read
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Balancing socialization with socially appropriate behavior.
Socialization will be your best chance at starting your pup off on the right paw! Over socializing a dog can come back to bite you.
Jake & Louise
Feb 1, 20203 min read
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