Ty the Dog Guy on the Daily

Today I’d like to speak about the impact of taking a puppy away from its mother and litter mates too early. I recently s... Read more

In this post, I want to talk about stubborn dogs.Here’s the thing: even if you think you have a stubborn dog, I doubt it... Read more

Recently I’ve been thinking about the difference between simply relaxing and actually shutting down your brain. This top... Read more

Recently, I’ve been thinking about a trend that I see among many puppy owners. I frequently talk to puppy owners who wan... Read more

which complaint do I hear the most? “My dog only listens when she wants to.” Oftentimes, people think of this as an issu... Read more

In today’s post, I want to talk about a very important subject in dog training: core behaviors.I’ve found over the years... Read more

Albert Einstein said a lot of intelligent things, but one of his statements has always particularly stuck out to me. In ... Read more

Today I’d like to talk to you about a troubling sentiment that I hear quite a lot from new dog owners. It came to mind b... Read more

In my last post, I discussed the concept of core behaviors: three behaviors which, done well, allow you to manage nearly... Read more

One idea that I often come back to is the “collateral effect.” This concept doesn’t just apply to your dog—it also appli... Read more

Spending more time outside in the beautiful Utah spring has reminded me that many owners envision their backyard as thei... Read more

In this post, I’m going to tell you something that will possibly make you angry. It tends to have that effect on people,... Read more

Believe it or not, your dog understands equations. Not on a human level, of course, but there is still an element of com... Read more

I want to talk to for a minute your about how your dog’s breed learns. Very frequently, dog owners will ask me, “Have yo... Read more

For the past decade, there has been a non-adversive movement in dog training that rejects correction in favor of positiv... Read more

I want to talk about Pavlov. Many people remember hearing about Pavlov in school, and some of you even studied him in de... Read more

In today’s post, I want to talk about crate training. The crate is very important for the majority of dogs, and its leve... Read more

Today, I spent some time in my backyard with my dog Chocolate Chip and a Belgian Malamute who’s staying at my house to b... Read more

Today I’m on the beach at Turtle Bay in Oahu, Hawaii, staying at a resort while I’m working with a client. I woke up at ... Read more

In this post, I’d like to talk about the speed with which you train your dog. This morning I was working with a client w... Read more