Generally speaking, there are three types of dog training methods: discipline- or aversive-based, reward-based and balanced. Aversive-based training relies on using emotional or physical discomfort to ...

There is an ongoing controversy among dog trainers as to which training methods are best. Put simply, the two sides of the argument can be described as contrasting the effectiveness of training based ...

Some dogs are intelligent but independent. Trainers explain why certain breeds can be more challenging to train.

Your tone of voice and volume play a significant role in your dog’s development and how you bond. Yelling at your dog can make your dog nervous and fearful. How you communicate with your dog speaks ...

In October 2020, Petco announced it had stopped selling shock collars online and in all of their stores. The major retailer had conducted a survey that found that after witnessing what happened to ...

For decades, many people were told that training a dog meant showing who was in charge. If your dog pulled on the leash or ignored a command, the advice was to correct the behavior quickly and firmly.

Up to 14% of military veterans returning from Afghanistan or Iraq post 9/11 have post-traumatic stress disorder. Previous research shows that those with a specially-trained service dog have fewer ...

With a training technique commonly used to teach dogs to sit and stay, researchers showed a robot how to teach itself several new tricks, including stacking blocks. With the method, the robot, named ...