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The vast majority of mistakes your dog makes are actually handler training errors. Here is a list of...

There is much confusion in the service dog world about what is heeling is and isn't. Before we can start...

Desensitization and counter conditioning are often paired together to achieve better results. For example,...

Your approach to dog training can make or break your service dog’s success! Everyone has skills...

One of the terms we may hear bandied about in training dogs is "contrafreeloading". It's an interesting...

Making errors can be very stressful for a dog, especially one working in public where the spotlight is...

As you progress through training your own service dog, you will find that there are behaviors that your...

SDTI uses shaping as one of the training approaches to help a dog learn new behaviors.  It can be...

Start in a familiar environment (at home with familiar people). Choose the basic skills you need your...

Here is a list of behaviors that can be observed from the videos in the previous blog post. You may see...

Observation skills are critical to developing good clicker skills. You can easily improve your powers...

Training your own service dog seems like a complicated long term and in depth process, and it is! Keeping...