Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In October 2020, Petco announced it had stopped selling shock collars online and in all of their stores. The major retailer had ...

Dog behavior specialists are urging owners to replace outdated dominance-based training with humane, positive reinforcement methods. These approaches, supported by canine science, build trust, improve ...

At some point in my career as a behaviorist, I had the experience of attending a training class with one of my own dogs at a facility (that shall remain nameless) which claims to use only positive ...

It’s all about positive reinforcement. That’s what Lily Ware, owner of Spot On Dog Training, believes and what she practices in her business. “All dogs can be trained. It takes patience and time, but ...

If you consult Merriam-Webster, the word “aversive” means “tending to avoid or causing avoidance of a noxious or punishing stimulus.” Does that sound like a training method you’d want to use on your ...

Modern dog training has moved away from dominance-based 'alpha' methods toward trust, structure, and positive reinforcement. Experts now emphasize leadership as guidance and protection, not ...

Dr. Ian Dunbar is arguably the most influential dog trainer, ever. He’s done so much, from supporting professionalization of what is now considered a legitimate profession to defining puppy classes, ...

Photo from left: Anne Swan, Sara Munro, Jill Atamian Hall, Joan Hunter Mayer and Andrea Bratt (Santa Barbara Positive Dog Trainers photo) Noozhawk’s Four-Legged Friends and More Guide is officially ...

BULGER, Pa. (KDKA) — On any given day on a field in Bulger, Washington County, you can see nearly a dozen dogs running free with the ponies and cows. But those animals are part of an important ...