Dog Parks. I have mixed feelings about dog parks. On the one hand, they’re often the only place people in the city have to let their dogs really run. But on the other hand, they can be cesspits of disease (giardia, anyone?), dog maulings waiting to happen, and insane asylums for crazy dogs and their…

The Doorbell Problem: How to Stop Your Dog from Barking. If I had a nickel for every time someone asked about how to stop their dog from barking when the doorbell rings, I could hang up my training leads, retire to the Bahamas, and live out my days snorkeling and drinking margaritas. This article has…

Heel to Heal “Heel” is the single most under-taught, under-practiced, and underused command in existence. Most clicker training people don’t do it. Pet training organizations ignore it. But it is the foundation of everything we do here at Nitro K9 and it’s the cornerstone of any real dog training program. One thing that almost every…