You may speak your dog's love language, showering them with treats, pets and toys when they're a good girl or boy. Yet, you may want to praise your dog using words of affirmation, especially if that's ...

I recently found myself watching an "old-style" dog trainer working with a beginner's dog obedience class. I use the phrase "old-style" because this instructor's recommended training techniques that ...

Dogs' learning success is enhanced when they are not only rewarded with food, but also praised and petted for their good performance, according to a new study by researchers from the Department of ...

In dog training,it is often said, "Praise them when they succeed."Of course, that is important.However, I like to take it a step further,and I believe that "what exactly you are praising them for" is ...

Leash train your dog with simple, reward-based steps covering harness fitting, indoor practice, pulling fixes, and building ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "When you deliver praise at just the right moment, that praise begins to tell your dog, 'Hey, that was a good choice I made,'" ...

You may speak your dog's love language, showering them with treats, pets and toys when they're a good girl or boy. Yet, you may want to praise your dog using words of affirmation, especially if that's ...