Being an animal trainer requires patience with your subjects as well as knowledge of the animal kingdom and methods needed to communicate with creatures that cannot answer your commands with verbal ...

“Playing interactive games with dogs—like fetch, tug, and hide-and-seek—is the fast track to off-leash reliability. For some dogs, playing games becomes a passion that may rival walks, sniffing, and ...

Randy Butler, an instructor with Catoctin Kennel Club, started agility training with his English springer spaniel Emmy when she was a puppy and got "addicted in the best way." Butler and about six ...

A dog trainer and canine behaviorist weigh in on the most common dog walking mistakes they see well-intentioned owners making ...

This class, Service Dog Training ANIMLSCI 398D, teaches students to train service dogs. Students and their roommates attend an orientation session and must be approved by the director prior to their ...

I've often wondered if the way in which individuals view and treat their own and other dogs is related to how they view animal-human relationships in general. Based on discussions with many people, I ...

Reflecting on training my dog Elle, I realized something. The structure is exactly the same as mentoring subordinates and ...