A dog learning to sit when he hears a whistle proved his listening skills were intact when an unexpected noise started going off in the house. A family has been working on getting their doodle to ...

A dog trainer is encouraging puppy owners to reconsider teaching the 'sit' command first, suggesting there are 'better' and easier commands to begin with. However, enthusiastic new dog owners can ...

Basic commands like “sit,” “down,” or “heel” are usually the first things dogs learn in training. However, there’s another popular command that many owners teach their dogs as puppies—which is ...

Everyone knows that giving a dog a reward for responding in the correct way during training changes his behavior. For example, when we are lure training a dog to sit, we move a treat over a dog's head ...