Liz MacHaffie
Puppy Resource Guarding
Resource guarding can show up in even very young puppies. Here's one game we play to help decrease the chances of it happening AND help...
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In-Home Dog Training for the NC Triangle
Pet Behavior Help in the NC Triangle
Welcome to the Client Library!
These articles are for Animal Insight clients as they journey through their Training Programs. Happy training! (Please don't add or try behavior modification with your dog without consulting your trainer.)
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Liz MacHaffie
Using 123 to Pass Other Dogs
Teach your dog to engage with YOU when they see a dog on walks! This is great for preventing leash reactivity and for dogs who show mild...
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Leashes: Not Just For Walks!
Picture this: You're working on your dog not jumping on guests when they come over. Your dog knows "go to spot" when you're home alone....
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Success Stations
Finding it hard to ignore your pup's mouthing or jumping? A Success Station might be the answer! What's It For? For behaviors like...
Liz MacHaffie
The Zoomies!
Many puppies and teenage dogs have a "witching hour" where they get REALLY active REALLY quickly! They sprint around like they just...
Liz MacHaffie
"Say Please": Teach your pup great manners!
Wouldn't it be great if your dog could ask politely for what he wants, instead of jumping, mouthing, or barking? You can teach him to sit...
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Jumping
Teach Your Dog To Ask Politely for Attention or Toys What do you want your dog to do instead of jumping? Train them to do that instead!...
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Housetraining
The 2 Keys to Housetraining 1. Give feedback for every elimination. Your dog should get a treat right after finishing his business....
Liz MacHaffie
Puppy Play Biting and Mouthing
Teach Your Pup To Ask Politely for What He Wants It's so helpful to teach our puppies what we want them to do! This way, they can learn...
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Ringing a Bell for Housetraining
Dogs can learn to ring bells or an electronic doorbell to signal they need to go out. Pretty awesome! We break this into four steps: 1....
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Body Handling for Puppies
Head, Nose, Tail, & Toes! Help your puppy learn to be comfortable with being handled all over their body. Just because they're okay with...
Liz MacHaffie
Puppy Noise Socialization: Thunderstorm Thursdays & Fireworks Fridays
We need to socialize our puppies to noises! Two noises that cause many dogs lifelong stress are thunder and fireworks. We focus on...
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Chewing
Developing good chewing habits is all about making the things you want your pup to chew easily available and rewarding! Toys Together...
Liz MacHaffie
Crate Training Success
There is a long-standing belief that crates are like dens for our dogs. BUT, there is a key difference that makes crates more...
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