Explore the many ways dogs learn and the skills we can teach them.
Welcome to Dogs Explained, your library of training ideas, insights and real-world examples to help you understand dogs and teach with clarity and kindness.
Welcome to Dogs Explained, your library of training ideas, insights and real-world examples to help you understand dogs and teach with clarity and kindness.
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Short training ideas, tips, and demonstrations you can watch in about a minute.
Discover ways to teach behaviors, solve training challenges, and turn ordinary ideas into engaging training opportunities.
Learn to observe dogs, understand their body language, and use what you see to guide your training decisions.
Explore concepts and habits that can make you a more effective dog trainer.
Learn the principles of operant training and how clickers and markers can make communication clearer.
Ways to use targeting to teach your dog useful behaviors with their nose, paws, and body.
Recognize behaviors your dog naturally offers and turn them into useful trained behaviors.
Help your dog discover what works and gradually build it into the behavior you want, using small steps.
See how individual behaviors can be connected to create more complex behaviors and sequences.
Building a retrieve from individual skills and turning it into a reliable behavior.
Ways to help your dog develop the ability to pause, think, and make better choices.
Explore how dogs can learn concepts they can apply across different situations and behaviors.
Discover practical ways to help your dog walk comfortably and cooperatively on leash.
Explore ways to build reliable recalls and keep your dog motivated to come back to you.
Training approaches and real-life examples for helping dogs who react strongly to people, dogs, or their environment.
Discover what research reveals about how dogs think, learn and experience the world.
Positive, practical ideas for raising a confident, well-mannered, and happy puppy from the start.
Explore ways to help your dog participate willingly in grooming, handling, and everyday care.
Explore games and training to engage your dog through his strongest sense.
Practical training ideas for keeping older dogs active, engaged, and learning.
Learn rally moves and training tips that can also be useful in other settings.
Discover foundation skills, ball control, and how behaviors can be chained together for Treibball.
Explore a variety of dog sports, training approaches, and dogs in action.
Prepare your dog for the skills, focus, and teamwork needed in the competition ring.
Examine a variety of foods and how they can be used in training.
Discover ideas for making and using toys for training, play, and everyday life.
Honest reviews and observations of products used with dogs and in training.
Dogs, training, and adventures in the snow.
Base behaviors that are the foundation of living a good life.
A variety of fun tricks and challenges to teach your dog.
Practical training tips and ideas to help you and your dog succeed.
Meet trainers sharing their ideas, skills, and perspectives.
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