Training Resources: Dogs in Chicago, Pet Industry Analyses, and Extracurricular Learning

Learn about how newly adopted rescue dogs adjust to their new life, beyond the common 3-3-3 rule. We discuss signs of stress, high energy play as an additional stress outlet, and how to tell if problems will go away on their own with time.

Learn the ins and outs of crate training depending on if you have a newly adopted rescue dog, puppy, or adult dog that failed previous crate training. Form positive associations, encourage relaxation in the crate, and discourage barking with techniques that consider your dog’s natural learning style and preferences. Different dogs benefit from different crate training methods.

Dog play and social behavior is oftentimes misleading to the human eye. Learn about canine communication, body language, dominant posture, aggression, and healthy play behavior.

Everything you need to know about raising your new puppy, from vaccines and socialization to potty training and leash walking.

Resource guarding can be complex and confusing, and there is lots of contradictory advice out there. This guide aims to clear that up!

Rough Transcript: Why I Don’t Let My Puppy Interact with Random Dogs - and What I Do Instead It’s really important to me that my personal dogs represent me as a trainer. Pretty much the last thing I want is to walk around with dogs who bark at other dogs on leash, get all worked up over normal life stuff, and are unresponsive to me. My dogs have solid temperaments, so it is entirely reasonable to hold them to the standard of being calm and well-mannered in the majority of “n