Dog Training Basics: Tips to Controlling A Situation
Training our dogs to be calm is lovely theory, but what about a situation already out of control? Learn my tricks to regaining a calm dog.
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Kerry Stack
- Sep 5
- 8 min
5 Key Training Goals Every Dog Owner Should Consider
What are your dog training goals? Leash walking? Housebreaking? Something loftier? Let's focus on the most important dog training goals.
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Kerry Stack
- Aug 28
- 8 min
Understanding Your Goals: A Key Step in Dog Training
Dog training starts with identifying your goals for your dog. But what happens when those goals get muddled? Disaster.
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Kerry Stack
- Aug 25
- 4 min
Dog Training Basics: The Myth of "More" in Dog & Puppy Training
Shirley's 115lb dog Jasper was a terror at the door, knocking people down and running amok. But was more dog training the answer?
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Kerry Stack
- Aug 7
- 7 min
Teaching Your Dog or Puppy Patience: Simple Impulse Control Training
Your dog jumps, barks and is out of control. Find out how to quickly fix these behaviors (and others) by teaching your dog impulse control.
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Kerry Stack
- Jun 20
- 7 min
From Chaos to Calm: A Step-by-Step Guide to Puppy Training an Overstimulated Puppy
The Witching Hour. If you have a puppy, you already know what I'm talking about. Learn how to work through your puppy's nighttime tantrum.
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Kerry Stack
- Mar 21
- 6 min
Why I Stopped Training My Dog
I did everything the dog training books said, but I was getting nowhere. I decided dog training didn't work. But I found out what did.
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Kerry Stack
- Feb 26
- 16 min
Ultimate Guide to Dog Training
Dog behavior vs. dog training: what's the difference? Learn why it's integral to know the differences, and how Piloting your dog can help.
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Kerry Stack
- Feb 20
- 6 min
Training Cornerstone: Failing Your Dog by Failing Yourself
By failing to see that I was physically in no condition to train a dog, I was failing in the very principles I guide my dogs by.
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Kerry Stack
- Feb 14
- 5 min
How to Avoid Dog Training Failures in 6 Easy Steps
You've been working so hard at dog training, but why isn't it working for you? Learn how to avoid common behaviors that end in failure.
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Kerry Stack
- Feb 8
- 10 min
The Best Dog Ever
Who is the Best Dog Ever? Is there even such a thing? My thoughts on who was my Best Dog Ever.
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Kerry Stack
- Feb 7
- 6 min
Six Tips for Training Your Dog Using Positive Reinforcement
Positive dog training. But what exactly does "positive" mean? Learn how to work positives into your training correctly.
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Kerry Stack
- Jan 23
- 11 min
Training a Puppy Mill Survivor
Training a dog should be based on trust. But what if that trust has been broken by humans. Learn how to help a scared dog trust again.
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Kerry Stack
- Jan 8
- 5 min
The PAW Method: Dog Training Foundations
Are you training your dog in the most effective way? Learn about how the PAW Method takes the guesswork out of dog behavior.
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Kerry Stack
- Dec 4, 2022
- 6 min
Dog Training vs. Communicating with Your Dog
You've Googled, done dog training regimes classes? So why isn't it working? Learn why training is ineffective, and what you need instead.
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Kerry Stack
- Nov 27, 2022
- 6 min
Dog Behavior: How Does Breed Impact Training
Dog training based on dog breed.
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Kerry Stack
- Nov 13, 2022
- 6 min
The Dog Trainer's Guide to Surviving Thanksgiving
Put on your stretchy pants and pass the pumpkin pie. It's time for Thanksgiving! Whether you're hosting or visiting, there's always a...
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Kerry Stack
- Aug 13, 2022
- 10 min
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, 2022
- 7 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
- Jun 21, 2022
- 6 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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