Posts by Michael D'Abruzzo

Leadership Chart

For full leadership section you can go to this page: Leadership Basic Need Provided(Owner fulfillsat own initiativeand schedule) Entitled(Dog fulfillsdue to free accessand by soliciting)…

Obedience Chart

Phase Steps Leash Manners Climb Sit Down Heel Come Place Leave it Out Phase 1 Marking lesson 1 Fading lesson 1 Reward Interval lesson 1…

How to Clip a Dog’s Nails

Here is a quick post that will give you some tips on clipping your dogโ€™s nails. Most of the important information will be found in…

How to Clean a Dog’s Ears

Cleaning a dogโ€™s ears does not have to be a stressful experience for you or your dog. Earl and I threw together this video to…

Dog Will Not Obey Commands

So your dog doesnโ€™t listen or obey commands? This is very common.ย To get your dog to obey you must first understand the reason why a…

Dog Does Not Come When Called

Training a dog to come when called begins with understanding why a dog doesnโ€™t come when called in the first place. First reason a dog…

Biting Ankles and Clothes

Training your puppy or dog to stop biting your ankles, feet and clothing is first accomplished by understanding why your dog bites ankles, feet, or…

Mouthing and Biting Hands

Training your puppy or dog to stop mouthing and biting your hands isnโ€™t that difficult if you first understand why dogs and puppies bite and…

Humping

Why do dogs hump people, other dogs, things, stuffed animals, legs, the air, etc? And the big questionโ€ฆHow do I get my dog to stop…

Barrier Frustration

Aggression that manifests itself due to the frustration of not being able to engage with something when restrained by a leash or blocked by a…

Predatory Aggression

This is aggression that is triggered by the dogโ€™s instinct to hunt and kill. It can sometimes be focused on inappropriate targets such as other…

Alert Barking

Not to be confused with territorial aggression, this is barking to alert others to the approach of a potential threat. Read more about alert barking…