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What Your Dog Trainer Wishes You Knew About Car Safety

Easy changes to make car rides a little safer for your pup!

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The secret to good training isn’t the perfect correction, but not having to correct in the first place!

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Thank you for fostering! Implement these tips for success all around.

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I work with a lot of reactive dogs. Here’s why I don’t use an e-collar.

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When choosing a trainer, watch out for these signs of trouble.

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And what you actually need instead

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Fun trips do not cure motion-sickness. (Ask me how I know.)

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We’re supposed to be socializing the puppy. Not anti-socializing.

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Just because everyone is “supposed” to walk their dog, doesn’t mean all dogs are supposed to be walked.

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I’m a professional dog trainer, but I don’t rely on “NO.”

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Why I don’t use “no” to teach your dog.

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This trick is so simple, but so effective.