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Dog Training: 5 Reasons it’s Not Working
Spending a lot of time trying to train your dog, but not getting very far? Let’s take a look at the top reasons why so much effort is...
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Kerry Stack
- Jul 18
- 6 min
Your Dog is a Lap Shark
If you try to get rid of fear and anger without knowing their meaning, they will grow stronger and return. - Deepak Chopra Many years...
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Kerry Stack
- Jul 12
- 6 min
Understanding Your Dog's Fight or Flight Response
“He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.” ― Confucius Fight or flight? Lady or the Tiger? Both may be good choices…or both...
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Kerry Stack
- Jun 21
- 5 min
Dog Training & The Importance of Being Bored
"To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring – it was peace." ...
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Kerry Stack
- Jun 10
- 6 min
Dog Training 101 - Activity
True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united. - Wilhelm von Humboldt This page...
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Kerry Stack
- May 25
- 8 min
Dog Training 101: Mental Work
“Nothing will work unless you do.” -Maya Angelou Darwin Dogs is reader supported. When you buy our tested items through links on our...
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Kerry Stack
- May 19
- 12 min
Dog Training When You're Frustrated
“Frustration is the nagging feeling that tells us we are not listening or following our intuition.” – J.R. Incer I don't get frustrated...
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Kerry Stack
- May 16
- 5 min
Dog Trainer's Guide to How to Choose a Vet
“The physician must … have two special objects in view with regard to disease, namely, to do good or to do no harm” - Hippocratic Corpus...
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Kerry Stack
- Apr 28
- 5 min
Dog Training: Why I Hate "Wait"
Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting. - Joyce Meyer I hate the “wait” command that some...
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Kerry Stack
- Apr 23
- 4 min
Helping Your Dog Cope with Loss
“It always is harder to be left behind than to be the one to go…” ― Brock Thoene, Shiloh Autumn There’s a reason why “Fido” was a popular...
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Kerry Stack
- Mar 27
- 6 min
Answering Your Dog's Questions
Set your course by the stars, not by the light of every passing ship. - Anon. So much of dog training parallels into raising my kids,...
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Kerry Stack
- Mar 4
- 4 min
Housebreaking: When the Levee Breaks
Now, cryin’ won’t help you Prayin’ won’t do you no good When the levee breaks Mama, you got to move - Led Zepplin, When The Levee Breaks...
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Kerry Stack
- Feb 25
- 6 min
My Dogs: A Day in the Life of a Dog Trainer
Deciding what not to do is as important as deciding what to do. - Charles Spurgeon As a dog trainer, I'm obviously around a lot of dogs,...
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Kerry Stack
- Feb 21
- 3 min
Dog Toys: Using Them Effectively for Training
“The cure for boredom is curiosity.” -Dorothy Parker So you've got a new puppy or dog. First thing you do is go to the pet store, or...
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Kerry Stack
- Feb 15
- 3 min
That One Dog
All dogs deserve a good home, with love and affection, but are rescues going too far when trying to save every dog? What are your thoughts?
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Kerry Stack
- Feb 11
- 5 min
Successful Puppy Training: Understanding Being vs. Thing
There are a few things in this world I really enjoy more than: My garden My collection of antique books: And my truck (her name is...
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Kerry Stack
- Feb 8
- 7 min
The Dogma of Dog Training
Dog-mom judging? Why is that even a thing?! Nobody is the perfect parent to kids, so why are we expecting perfection from dog owners?
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Kerry Stack
- Feb 3
- 5 min
Walking Your Dog: Why Your Dog is Choking
Leash training your dog can be a frustrating experience for both of you. Learn how to enjoy the walks again by Piloting instead of training
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Kerry Stack
- Jan 31
- 9 min
Stranger Danger: When You're Dog Has Stranger Anxiety
Fear makes strangers of people who would be friends. - Shirley MacLaine “My dog is aggressive towards strangers" “My dog is fearful.” “My...
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Kerry Stack
- Jan 28
- 6 min
To My Dog's Previous Owner
“their heart grew cold they let their wings down” ― Sappho To the previous owners of my dogs, Ellis and Arwen: What were you thinking? ...
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