A little help can go a long way with everything from poor leash manners to general nervousness—and ensure that your dog’s small problems don’t turn into big ones. Whether you recently adopted a pup or ...

Dog Gone Problems is a weekly advice column by David Codr, a dog behaviorist in Omaha. David answers dog behavior questions sent in by our readers. You can reach him at dogbehaviorquestions@gmail.com.

Training a dog is a journey that blends patience, consistency, and understanding. While dogs are eager learners, behavioural challenges are common, often rooted in natural instincts, lack of structure ...

Probably the hottest continuing controversy among dog experts has to do with training methods. While it is the case that positive or "reward-based" training techniques have become more widespread ...

The importance of using reward-based methods to train dogs is widely known, yet some people still use aversive methods. By definition, both reward-based and aversive methods work to change behavior, ...