People often reduce dogs to being domesticated wolves with wild wolf-like tendencies. But why? Wolves are incredibly beautiful and mysterious. Perhaps we feel closer to nature if we compare our own dogs to wolves? Does it advance training if we compare our dogs to wolves? Some under-educated trainers and well-meaning neighbors or family members may give you bad advice based on such comparisons.

Jackie MoyanoSeptember 10, 2024#dogsvswolves, #alphadog, #alphatheory, #mydogisdominant, #howdoidominatemydog, #dominantdogs, #alphawolf, #baddogtrainingadvice, #harmfuldogtrainingadvice, #historyofbaddogtraiingadvice, #contextforharmfuldogtrainingadvice

Obedient vs Well-Behaved - Which is Better?

I do not like micromanaging others. I loathe being micromanaged by someone. However, I recognize that some folks love being micromanaged and micromanaging others. If you fall into the pro-micromanagement camp, then you want an obedient dog. If you are in the anti-micromanagement camp, then you want a well-behaved dog. What’s the difference?

Jackie MoyanoAugust 13, 2024#dogobediencetraining, #dogobedience #dogcooperation, #cooperativedog, #wellbehaveddog

Indoor Olympic Obstacle Course for Your Dog

Inspired by the Olympics, watch me use a simple “touch” behavior to guide your pet through a homemade obstacle course plus trick training.

Jackie MoyanoJuly 30, 2024#heatdomeblues, #beattheheatwithyourdog, #howtokeepdogsbusy, #howtokeepdogsandkidsbusy, #kidsanddogactivities, #olympicsanddogs, #olympicdogs, #funwithdogs, #indoorfunwithdogs, #indoordogactivities, #indoordogtraininginspo, #doginspo

Beat the Heat Dome Blues with these Frozen Treats for Hot Dogs

So how can we help our canine companions during the dog days of summer?

Jackie MoyanoJune 18, 2024Comment

That Sounds Awful

If you dread pop up thunderstorms, fireworks, smoke detectors losing battery power, the rumble of trashcans being dragged to the curb, loud vehicles driving by, and more, you probably have a dog who’s stressed out by these sounds. It equally stresses us to see our dogs experiencing stress. What can we do to help our sound sensitive or noise phobic dogs?

Sound SensitivityJackie MoyanoMay 29, 2024#soundsensitivedogs, #noisephobicdogs, #noisephobiaindogs, #soundsensitivityindogs, #mydogisafraidofsounds, #mydoghatesthunder, #mydoghatesfireworks, #mydogbarksatdoorbell, #mydogbarksatknocking, #mydogbarks, #mydogisafraid, #fearfuldogsandsounds, #behaviorunited #unitedwetrain

Because I Said So

Because I said so. You may have used this phrase with a partner, child, or stranger. You were likely exhausted when you said this to someone. You didn’t have the patience nor resilience to explain your position.

Dogs say it too. And I imagine that they too have reached their stress limit when they say, “Because I said so.”