Helpful Links
Please browse the helpful articles below to explore a variety of training and general dog care topics.
General
- Karen Pryor Clicker Training Library
- What Is Punishment & Why We Shouldn’t Use It in Dog Training
- Are We There Yet? How to Ease Your Pet’s Travel Anxiety
- Tips for Surviving the Dog Days of Summer
- Canine Heat Index Guide
- Cold Weather Guidance for Your Dog
- How to Teach Your Pet to Target
- What “Ignore Unwanted Behavior” Really Means
- Don’t Socialize the Dog!
- The Myth of the Wagging Tail
- Fear Free Happy Homes: Dog Body Language 101
- Fear Free Happy Homes: Meeting the Basic Needs of Your Dog
Adoption
- Before You Adopt Your Rescue Dog
- Meet Your Match: Ten Tips for Choosing a Shelter Dog
- How to Prevent Resource Guarding in a Multiple-dog Household
Puppies
- Before You Get a New Puppy
- A New Puppy Affects The Existing Dog(s) In Your Household
- What to Expect: Introducing a Puppy to Your Adult Dogs
- New Puppy: What to Focus on First!
- American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior Position Statement on Puppy Socialization
- Pet Professional Guild: The Importance of Puppy Socialization – Position Statement
- Don’t Socialize the Dog!
- Help! My Puppy Hates the Crate
- Where’s the Potty? How to Housetrain Your Puppy
- How to Potty Train Your Puppy the Clicker Way
Adolescent Dogs
Senior Dogs
Kids & Dogs
- Family Paws: Dog and Baby Safety)
- Doggone Safe: Bite Prevention, Keeping Kids and Dogs Safe
- Harmony at Home: How to Prepare Your Dog for a New Baby
Enrichment
- How to Know if Enrichment Is Actually Enriching
- Pet Harmony: Their Top 8 Enrichment Activities
- Pet Harmony: Enrichment for Multiple Dogs
Crating
- Games to Play to Help Your Dog to Love the Crate
- To Crate or Not to Crate
- Help! My Puppy Hates the Crate
Marker Training (A clicker is one type of marker.)
- What is Clicker Training?
- Why is Clicker Training Effective?
- Is a Clicker Necessary?
- Fifteen Tips for Getting Started with the Clicker
- Look, ma! No hands!
Leash Reactivity
Cats
- The Importance of Early Socialization & Handling of Kittens
- How to Train Your Kitten, Clicker Style
- Helping Undersocialized Cats
- Can Cats and Dogs Be Friends?
- Quick Cat Behavior Tips – Destructive Scratching
- Quick Cat Behavior Tips – Petting Induced Aggression
- 3 Purrfect Ways to Stimulate Your Cat’s Brain
- Fear Free Happy Homes: Meeting the Basic Needs of Your Cat