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Piloting Your Dog's Behavior
Working through your dog's behavior requires force-free, realistic training techniques. Learn how our Piloting Method is different than other training methods that use brutal shock collars and prong collars, or gimmicks like constant treats and bribery. Based on communication, it's easy, fun, and most importantly, effective for you and your dog.
Kerry Stack
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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
6 min read
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
12 min read
Dog Training When You're Frustrated
It's hard to focus on training your dog when you're already frustrated. Discover my tips for staying calm and getting back on track.
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Kerry Stack
6 min read
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
5 min read
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
6 min read
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
6 min read
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...
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Kerry Stack
5 min read
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
9 min read
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
7 min read
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
6 min read
Training My New Dog: First 48 Hours
So you've added a new dog or puppy. How soon do you start training your new dog? Learn about my new dog's first 48 hours.
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Kerry Stack
6 min read
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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Kerry Stack
8 min read
Dog Training Hacks
“Progress isn't made by early risers. It's made by lazy men trying to find easier ways to do something.” ― Robert Heinlein It's Saturday...
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Kerry Stack
5 min read
Back to the Basics: Rebooting Dog Training
Work and love; these are the basics. Without them there is neurosis – Theodor Reik Sometimes, our dogs tend to act out and maybe become...
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Kerry Stack
8 min read
Dogs vs Kids: Learning From Your Child
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” — Margaret Mead, cultural anthropologist My children have been an endless...
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Kerry Stack
6 min read
Working with an Aggressive or Anxious Dog
"Control yourself, control the situation, start communicating - Kerry Stack" I received the most fascinating message today via Darwin...
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Kerry Stack
5 min read
Dog Training: The Reboot
There is more to life than increasing its speed. - Mahatma Gandhi Of all the things I've ever done, all the dogs I've ever trained, the...
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Kerry Stack
8 min read
Dog Training...Simply
In character, in manner, in style, in all things, the supreme excellence is simplicity. – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Entering into a new...
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Kerry Stack
5 min read
The Complete, Unabridged Set of Dog Rules
Dog training shouldn't be about rules, it should be about communication. Learn how to get rid of the rules and finding balance.
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Kerry Stack
5 min read
Superstitions: Debunking Dog Training Myths
Relying on Google to help train your dog? There's a lot of contradictory info out there. Here's what you need to know.
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