by Gordon Fontaine | Jun 29, 2022
How to Have a Zen Dog is a podcast that gives listeners the inside story about the Zen Dog Training approach and explains many of our methods and techniques so you can try Zen Dog Training at home with your dog. This episode covers leash walking, including the right...
by Gordon Fontaine | Jun 9, 2022
How to Have a Zen Dog is a podcast that gives listeners the inside story about the Zen Dog Training approach and explains many of our methods and techniques so you can try Zen Dog Training at home with your dog. This episode covers the 7 Essential Puppy Lessons every...
by Mara Mendelsohn | Apr 28, 2022
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on…PUPPIES! You get the picture, these are a few of our favorite things. Since 2005 we have been working with people and the dogs they love and time after time we find ourselves recommending the same products, tools, and...
by Gordon Fontaine | Jan 4, 2022
Zen Dog Training Way Manage | Train | Interrupt — these 3 training options encompass Zen Dog Training MANAGE Managing means focusing people on creating situations where they control the outcome. This option depends on people optimizing the environment so...
by Gordon Fontaine | Aug 5, 2021
People tend to make several common mistakes when trying to improve how their dog feels about meeting new people, visiting new places, and encountering new things. Even people who work with dog training experts make mistakes that can slow down the training process....
by Cassie Callaghan | Apr 22, 2021
Congratulations on the new – two legged – addition to your family! As you know, your world is about to change and even more so for your dog. Your pup is going to need time to adjust. Their normal routine is going to dramatically change and it is important to start the...
by Cassie Callaghan | Feb 22, 2021
The Covid-19 outbreak has forced a majority of people to work from home. This has created a wonderful opportunity to bond with your new puppy, to enjoy watching them grow up – boy do they grow up fast – and to work on training them to become a Zen Dog. It is...
by Gordon Fontaine | Jan 16, 2021
You can teach your dog to stop play biting in as little as 2-3 weeks! All it takes is the right methods, a great training plan, and an understanding of why dogs play bite in the first place. Puppies explore the world with their mouths. They nip, bite, and put...
by Gordon Fontaine | Jan 3, 2021
“You cannot share your life with a dog…and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings” — Jane Goodall. If you are a dog owner you probably agree with Jane. It has been proven that dogs have learned to read our actions and...
by Gordon Fontaine | Oct 29, 2020
Do you have to be the Alpha? Many people have heard that in order to train a dog, you must become their “alpha,” based on the belief that dogs are descended from wolves and need a strong pack leader (alpha). Even popular TV shows like The Dog Whisperer have...
