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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
- 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
- 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 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
- 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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Kerry Stack
- Jan 21
- 7 min
Dog Training: The Most Important Part
“The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it.” - Arnold H. Glasow So, as you may...
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Kerry Stack
- Jan 11
- 6 min
My New Dog: First 48 Hours
So you’ve got a new puppy. Where do you start with training them? My answer is simple: don’t train, learn to Pilot.
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Kerry Stack
- Jan 6
- 8 min
Unexpected Goodbye: The Grieving Process
“Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as...
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Kerry Stack
- Dec 11, 2021
- 6 min
Your Dog and Your New Baby
Hold puppies, kittens, and babies anytime you get the chance. - H. Jackson Brown, Jr. So here I am, a deadline for a blog post looming...
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Kerry Stack
- Oct 17, 2021
- 4 min
The Problem with Pitbulls
It matters not what one is born, but what they grow to be. - Albus Dumbledore I recently wrote a post on why I love (accurate) breed...
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Kerry Stack
- Sep 5, 2021
- 6 min
Dog Training - Learning to Talk to the Animals
“But animals don’t always speak with their mouths,” said the parrot in a high voice, raising her eyebrows. “They talk with their ears,...
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