by Tod McVicker | Feb 23, 2017 | Dog Training Articles
Three things I always try to do to make my training better. They can be hard but committing to do these things before you start will turn into a better session. 1. Never be in a hurry. I will break the simplest things down into even simpler pieces if the dog seems...
by Tod McVicker | Jan 13, 2017 | Dog Training Articles
This one is largely for people who add an adult dog to their household, but it does have some puppy applications. Most homeowners are familiar with transplant shock, if we plant a tree in the yard it takes it quite a while to get over that shock and get back to the...
by Tod McVicker | Jan 4, 2017 | Dog Training Articles
I’m already getting lots of calls from families that got a new puppy over the holidays. A LOT of calls. They want help, they already are stressed, and they can’t understand why their cute little dog is doing what it is doing. Let me give you some (not all)...
by Tod McVicker | Sep 14, 2016 | Dog Training Articles
A lot of other trainers have identified and feel that status disparity is an important concept, I agree with them. Here’s my spin on it. A lot of the problems we have with our dogs are not because they don’t know how to do this or that behavior, but that...
by Tod McVicker | Aug 10, 2016 | Dog Training Articles
A very common thing I see when working with clients is a dog that was obtained as an adult, and likes the existing animals/people in the house, but does not like new people or dogs introduced later – sometimes attacking them with extreme prejudice. The owners...
by Tod McVicker | Jul 23, 2016 | Dog Training Articles
We dog trainers are in a unique position here in Dallas/Fort Worth and throughout Texas and the United States. We are basically an unregulated industry, anyone can buy business cards and advertise they are a Dog Behaviorist, or a Dog Trainer, or a Dog Whisperer, or a...
