Khris Erickson5 days agoDog TrainingCommon Dog Training Mistakes I was in the backyard with my dog Whimsy working on some agility drills. Agility is a lot of fun, but it can be a difficult sport to...
Khris EricksonMay 12Separation AnxietyDoes Having Two Dogs Reduce Separation Anxiety?“If your dog is suffering from separation anxiety, then just get another dog.” This is common advice that I’ve heard, and it’s also one...
Khris EricksonMay 5Does Online Dog Training Work?I remember many years ago struggling with the car chasing behavior of my first dog, a sheltie. It wasn’t as easy as just keeping him on...
Khris EricksonApr 28EnrichmentHow to Exercise a Dog Without Walking: Using a Flirt PoleORIENT > EYE > STALK > CHASE > GRAB-BITE > KILL-BITE > DISSECT > CONSUME This is the canine predatory motor sequence. In other words,...
Khris EricksonApr 21PuppyPuppy Socialization, Raising a PuppySocialization is a word that is thrown around a lot as being an important part of raising a puppy.
Khris EricksonApr 14EnrichmentHow to use Kong Toy for Dogs I’ve talked about how using food to treat separation anxiety can interfere in the process and isn’t a good choice. But that doesn’t mean...
Khris EricksonApr 7Separation AnxietyHow to Treat Dog Separation Anxiety - Can Food Cure the Fear? One my dogs is very fearful of strange dogs coming near him. At the age of 9 years you most likely wouldn’t know it if you saw us walking...
Khris EricksonMar 31Separation AnxietyMy Dog Barks at Every Little Noise Imagine you’re working on training absences with your dog that suffers from separation anxiety. You have the camera set up and you’re...
Khris EricksonMar 24BarkingStop the Barking! Do Bark Collars Really Work?When your dog keeps barking when left alone so much that the neighbors are complaining, the landlord is threatening eviction, and/or the...
Khris EricksonMar 17BarkingWhy are we Barking? How to Quiet Barking Dogs I used to work in an animal shelter with the fantastic benefit of taking my dogs to work with me each day, where they could comfortably...
Khris EricksonMar 10Separation AnxietyCameras Help with Dog Separation Anxiety Owners who can't leave their dog home alone because of separation anxiety In previous posts I’ve talked about how when correctly using...
Khris EricksonMar 3Separation AnxietyLeaving Your Dog Home AloneThe most effective way to treat separation anxiety and one endorsed by most professional dog trainers, behaviorists and veterinarians is...