How Do I Teach My Dog to Fetch?
“My dog will chase the ball, but doesn’t bring it back.” Or “My dog will play fetch for two throws, but loses interest after that.” I...
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Khris Erickson
- Nov 10
- 7 min
What Is the Best Place To Get A Dog?
If you’re planning on bringing a new dog into your family, you have some choices as to where to obtain one. Your decision should be based...
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Khris Erickson
- Nov 3
- 7 min
How To Choose A Dog To Fit Your Lifestyle
I think most people who are considering adding a dog to their family want to be a good dog owner. Being a good dog owner doesn’t start on...
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Khris Erickson
- Oct 27
- 8 min
How To Use a Dog Crate for House Training
The key to house training is to have your dog eliminate in the correct area 95% of the time. You also need to be able to interrupt them...
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Khris Erickson
- Oct 20
- 7 min
Moving To a New House with Dogs
It makes me just a little bit anxious to even think about moving, and everything that it entails: Sorting through your belongings to...
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Khris Erickson
- Oct 13
- 12 min
How To Mat Train A Dog
I admit it. I used to be a mat training skeptic. “Why use a mat when you can just train a good stay?” was my line of thinking. But then I...
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Khris Erickson
- Oct 6
- 6 min
How I Live With Quinn's Problem Dog Behavior
My dog Quinn can be sweet, loving, funny, and well behaved. He can also be a jerk. No, that’s not official trainer speak, that’s just me...
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Khris Erickson
- Sep 29
- 8 min
Steps For Training a Dog, and Your Training Picture
You’ve worked with your dog on a behavior, they’ve performed it hundreds of times and you believe your dog is well trained to do it. Then...
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Khris Erickson
- Sep 22
- 3 min
How To Read A Dog's Body Language
As a species we speak many languages. Personally, I only speak my native English fluently, and a little bit of the High School German I...
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Khris Erickson
- Sep 8
- 7 min
How To Stop Your Puppy Being Destructive
You’re watching TV, reading a book, or talking on the phone. You suddenly glance over at your puppy who is walking through the room with...
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Khris Erickson
- Sep 1
- 7 min
Training A Dog to Be Left Alone
Because dog separation anxiety most likely has a genetic component to it, sometimes people believe that if their dog is destined to...
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Khris Erickson
- Aug 25
- 14 min
Thirty-Five Dog Enrichment Ideas
In the old days it was common to go to the zoo and see animals pacing back and forth in cages made up of concrete flooring and metal...
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Khris Erickson
- Aug 11
- 10 min
Dog Training Recall Games: Training Dogs to Come When Called
Do you have a dog that won't come when called? Maybe you have to chase him all over the neighborhood after he gets out by accident. Or...
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Khris Erickson
- Aug 4
- 6 min
Dog Training Maintenance: How Often Should I Train My Dog?
A while ago I had foot surgery and for several months couldn’t attend the weekly canine agility class at my local dog training club. I...
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Khris Erickson
- Jul 21
- 5 min
What Is the Best Way To Train A Dog?
I used to teach an intermediate group manners class. It was made up of owners and their dogs that had already taken a puppy kindergarten,...
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Khris Erickson
- Jul 7
- 5 min
Goals For Dog Training
If you’re anything like me, you “can’t wait to get there”. Sometimes in my effort to get to my destination, I forget to look out the...
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Khris Erickson
- Jun 30
- 8 min
Impulse Control Dog Training Games
Impulse control with dogs means that they wait patiently for something they want, rather than rudely trying to get it. To be fair dogs...
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Khris Erickson
- Jun 23
- 6 min
Training Dog Tricks: Why Teach Your Dog Tricks?
In a former life I worked as a Humane Educator at an animal shelter. When I told most people my title and where worked, it was assumed...
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Khris Erickson
- Jun 9
- 5 min
Can You Give Your Dog People Food?
“My dog isn’t allowed to have people food”. I’ve heard this a lot over the years working with families on teaching their dogs basic...
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Khris Erickson
- May 19
- 5 min
Common 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...
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