Puppy Training & Nutrition
Your resource for raising a healthy puppy. Canned and dry puppy food ratings. Crate training. Chew toys. Socialization. Homemade dog food diets. Holistic veterinarian advice.
Dog training professionals may have widely varying amounts and types of experience and education. The perfect puppy class instructor may not be the best consultant for dealing with your dog’s fear-based or aggression problem.
How To Find The Best Dog Trainer For Your Dog
How to decode the alphabet soup of trainer certifications to find the best training professional for you and your dog.
People have many questions when it comes to dog training: Lure-reward training or clicker training? Group classes or private lessons? Basic obedience or beyond? What type of trainer is best for dealing with your dog’s behavior challenges? Finding the right trainer is an important piece of the training puzzle. Dog training is an unregulated industry; anyone can hang up a sign and instantly become a dog trainer. If you mix some decent Web-authoring skills with a college-level book on public relations, even yesterday’s Fed-Ex clerk can have the Web presence of a seasoned dog training professional.
More Puppy Training & Nutrition
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Dog Fostering Programs
Subscribers Only — Had some prescient person warned me that I would spend nearly $1,000 on vet bills; miss out on a lot of sleep;... -
A Puppy From Hell
Subscribers Only — About five years ago, my then-next-door neighbors decided to get a dog, and not just any dog. They’d spent years... -
Dogs Riding Safely and Calmly in Cars
Subscribers Only — Contrary to the advice I offer to clients and WDJ readers, I admit that I’m sometimes careless about taking my... -
Potty Training a Puppy in Cold Weather
Subscribers Only — Nasty, cold, blowing, snowing, sleeting, rainy day out and your dog won’t go out to potty? I can relate; I... -
Problems Associated With Adopting Two Puppies at the Same Time
— There’s no denying it: a new puppy is one of the world’s most wonderful things. It’s a cold, hard... -
Canine News You Can Use: June 2010
Subscribers Only — In January 2010, the Kennel Club (Britain’s equivalent of our American Kennel Club) accepted the registration of... -
Teaching Bite Inhibition
— My dog bites me. A lot. Scooter, the 10-pound Pomeranian we adopted from the shelter after he failed a behavior... -
Products — Whole Dog Journal's Guides to Optimum Dog Care: Puppy Primer
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Products — Whole Dog Journal Handbook of Dog and Puppy Care & Training
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ebook — Whole Dog Journal's PUPPY BASICS
