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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.)

Liz MacHaffie

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....

Liz MacHaffie

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...

"Say Please": Teach your pup great manners!

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...

Liz MacHaffie

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....

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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...

Puppy Noise Socialization: Thunderstorm Thursdays & Fireworks Fridays

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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. For this reason,...

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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 Nearly all...

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...

In-Home Dog Training for the NC Triangle

Dog Training & Behavior Help in the NC Triangle

Welcome to the Client Library!

Leashes: Not Just For Walks!

Success Stations

The Zoomies!

"Say Please": Teach your pup great manners!

Jumping

Housetraining

Puppy Play Biting and Mouthing

Ringing a Bell for Housetraining

Body Handling for Puppies

Puppy Noise Socialization: Thunderstorm Thursdays & Fireworks Fridays

Chewing

Crate Training Success