The ‘stay’ command is a simple yet vital command that can empower your dog with the ability to remain in a specific position until given permission to move. Asking your dog to stay will also help when ...

When the dog does a sit-and-stay for 10 seconds after the door is held open, he is then allowed to cross the threshold with his pet parent to go outside. This behavioral conditioning teaches the dog ...

Dogs are such instinctual creatures that sometimes they ought to know everything — or at least everything we want them to know. Sadly, that is not the case. We have to train our dogs to understand ...

Q: My dog knows how to “stay” until I turn and walk away from him. I can back away, keeping my eye on him, and he won’t budge, but if I turn and walk away, he follows! He knows what it means, why does ...

Most dog parents know the importance of training, especially when it comes to teaching basic commands like sit, down, or stay. However, what many people don’t realize is that these cues often have ...

If your dog loves to jump up when they see guests, pesters you for food or play, or barks for attention, you’re not alone. These behaviors are common in dogs, but that doesn’t mean that they can’t be ...

As someone who recently adopted a new puppy, I can say with certainty that dog training can feel like a Herculean feat. Teaching my pet to sit, stay, go potty outside and sleep in her crate took ...

The whiteboard inside the front door of Play Dog Excellent (PDX) doesn't actually read, "Abandon all hope ye who enter here," but it might as well. What the sign does announce, though, is that there ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A veterinary oncologist deals with cancer on a daily basis as she tries to heal the animals she treats. Then the cancer doctor became the cancer patient. And her own personal ...