69 articles on everyday dog problems from Scott Lovel and WorldWide K9 Academy.
Hard exercise raises arousal instead of lowering it. Here is why tiring him out backfires, and the four things that actu…
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Do not extend the excitement once they leave. Move him into sniffing, chewing, and rest, and expect the recovery to take…
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Bring the crate and the same bedding, rehearse settling at home first, and manage the hallway noise. Here is the arrival…
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It is motion sickness, fear, or heat, and they need different fixes. Here is how to tell which one you have and the shor…
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Not for most dogs under two. It quietly undoes house training structure and hands your dog unlimited yard barking. Here …
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No. A rushed over threshold walk is worse than no walk. Here is when to skip, what to do instead, and which dogs genuine…
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Train the handling separately from the medicine, and remember that a sore ear genuinely hurts. Here is the routine that …
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Introduce it before surgery if you can. Here is the four day plan, how to help a dog who is already in one, and what to …
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Separate stations or separate rooms, bowls picked up afterward. Do not test whether they can tolerate competition, becau…
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Scratching works, which is why he keeps doing it. Block the rehearsal, teach a quiet alternative, and never open that do…
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Do not drag him forward. Freezing is fear, pain, fatigue, or a learned habit. Here is how to tell which one you have, an…
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Home became the destination, and pulling gets him there faster. Here is the turnaround drill that fixes the return leg i…
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Secure the bin first, because no amount of training beats a jackpot. Then teach a boundary and an interrupter that work …
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Indoor scent work tires a dog faster than a walk does. Here are eight rainy day sessions, how long each one takes, and t…
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Two weeks of work with the vacuum off, then running, then moving. Here are the distances, the rep counts, and the exact …
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For some dogs, yes. For the dogs whose owners want them most, no. Here is what they really do well, where they fail, and…
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Treat him like an eight week old puppy for two weeks. Here is the schedule, the crate rules, and why most adult rescues …
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Briefly, on some dogs, and then they stop working. Here is what the evidence shows, why dogs habituate, and what to do a…
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Because some people pay for it. Here is how dogs sort humans into jump and no jump, and the four person household fix th…
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Crate size, crate time, kennel history, and anxiety cause almost all of it. Here is how to work out which one you have a…
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Backyard barking is a management problem before it is a training problem. Here is how to cut it fast, with the yard chan…
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Fix the schedule before the behavior. Here is a workday structure that stops pawing, whining, and barking at your desk w…
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No. Kneeing a jumping dog rarely works and often makes it worse. Here is why it fails, and the four step method that act…
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Your dog refuses to come inside because coming in ends the fun. Here is the exact drill that fixes backyard recall, with…
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Usually no, and almost never as a first step. Here is when a bark collar backfires, the one narrow case where it fits, a…
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Start six weeks out with two trial nights and a crate the dog already likes. Here is the prep list, the handover, and wh…
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You cannot train the desire out, so you have to beat the dog to it. Here is the early warning posture, the interrupt, an…
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It is attention seeking in most cases, and reacting is what maintains it. Here is the two week extinction plan and the m…
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It is never nothing. Dogs hear roughly four times further than you do. Here is how to find the real trigger and the thre…
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Expect two to three weeks of regression, including house training. Here is the setup that shortens it and the mistake th…
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Yes, but on your cue rather than the dog's. Here is how to split a walk into structured and sniffing time and teach the …
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Above 85F skip the walk, and use the seven second pavement test every time. Here are the real temperature thresholds and…
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Your dog wakes you at five because it works. Here is how to break the pattern in about ten days without ignoring a genui…
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Apartment living makes potty training, barking, and hallway manners harder. Here is a practical system for each one, bui…
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Handling is a trainable skill, not a personality trait. Here is a daily two minute plan that makes vet visits and groomi…
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Head halters stop pulling immediately but do not teach loose leash walking. Here is when they make sense, how to fit one…
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For most dogs in training, daycare does more harm than good. Here is when it genuinely helps, what to ask a facility, an…
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Car whining is usually anticipation, motion sickness, or overstimulation. Here is how to tell which, plus a three week f…
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Begging stops in about two weeks if everyone in the house stops paying it. Here is the exact plan, the extinction burst,…
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Leash biting is arousal or frustration, not stubbornness. Here is how to read which one you have, the two week fix, and …
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Do not chase and do not yell. Here is what actually works when a dog gets loose, in order, plus the search plan if he is…
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Stop chasing. That is the whole game to your dog. Here is the trade protocol, the drop it drill, and how to make coming …
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Pick it up immediately, feed a leave it, and rule out medical causes. Here is what works, what does not, and why chasing…
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Indoor marking stops with three things: a vet check, enzyme cleaning, and supervision plus crating. Here is the four wee…
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Ignoring a pawing dog only works if you also train a replacement. Here is the three to seven day plan, including what th…
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Kids cannot enforce rules, so the dog goes on a leash and the adults do the training. Here is the protocol, plus what to…
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Fix the fence first, then reduce the motivation. Here is what actually works, what does not, and why supervision is not …
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Your dog spins at the leash because you taught him it predicts a walk. Here is the ten day plan to break that link and s…
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Work out whether it is a request, stress, or pain. Here is how to tell the three apart quickly, and the specific plan th…
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You can stop doorbell barking in two to three weeks with planned drills. Here is the exact desensitizing plan plus the p…
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Find out why he is digging, because the fix differs for each cause. Here is how to tell them apart, plus the dig pit tha…
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Leave it and drop it are two separate skills. Here is how to teach both, how many reps it takes, and why using one word …
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Scavenging on walks is fixable with three tools: head position, a trained leave it, and management. Here is the training…
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Stop paying it, and pay a quiet alternative instead. Here is the plan, why night two always gets worse, and how long thi…
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Be completely boring for the first two minutes, every single time. Here is the arrival routine that calms most dogs down…
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First work out whether he needs to go out or is just protesting, because the fix is opposite for each. Here is the 3 to …
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Decide your rule first, then be completely consistent. Here is the off cue, the alternative bed, and how to fix a dog wh…
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Do one nail a day and pay heavily for it. Here is the desensitizing plan, how to avoid the quick, and what to do with a …
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Work at a distance where your dog can still eat, and pay him for looking. Here is the route planning, timing, and rep co…
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Resource guarding is fixed by adding value, not by taking things away. Here is the trade and approach protocol with rep …
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Separation anxiety is treated with graduated absences, not more exercise. Here is the protocol, realistic timelines, and…
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Train the arrival as a sequence, not a single moment. Here is the leash and place protocol that gets you a calm guest gr…
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Most destructive chewing is understimulation, teething, or anxiety. Here is how to tell which one you are dealing with, …
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Chasing is instinct, not disobedience. Here is how to interrupt the sequence early, redirect the drive, and build a reca…
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Counter surfing is self rewarding, so management comes first. Here is the 4 part plan that actually stops it, including…
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Teach a threshold rule, not a door command. Here is the 3 week protocol that stops door dashing, with rep counts and wha…
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Jumping is attention seeking that works. Learn how to stop your dog jumping on people by changing what gets rewarded at …
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Window barking is rehearsal, and it gets stronger every day. Learn how to interrupt the pattern and teach your dog what …
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Leash pulling is a communication problem, not a strength problem. Learn how to teach loose leash walking that holds up o…
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