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How To Make Leaving For Duration Boring

Separation Anxiety

Want to learn how to train a dog to stay home alone without anxiety? Discover how to gradually desensitize your dog to departure cues and create a ...

How To Make Leaving Boring

Separation Anxiety

Learn how to address dog attachment issues and ease separation anxiety with this comprehensive training guide from a certified separation anxiety s...

How To Make Putting On Shoes Boring

Separation Anxiety

Learn how to get your dog used to being alone through gradual training steps. Discover how to introduce departure cues like putting on shoes withou...

How does your home environment affect alone time success?

Dog Training Tips ✦ Positive Reinforcement

How does the home environment affect separation anxiety training before, during and after you leave the house.

Separation Anxiety "Tips" You Should Ignore

Separation Anxiety

Discover the truth about dog separation anxiety and break free from common myths. Find out why ignoring your dog's excitement upon reuniting can wo...

How To Teach Your Dog to Settle

Public Manners

Master Mat Training for Dogs - Discover the power of teaching your dog to settle on cue with reliable 'go to mat' training. Follow this step-by-ste...

How To Know If It's Confinement Anxiety

Crate Anxiety

Is your dog showing distress behaviors when left alone? Learn to differentiate between separation anxiety and dog confinement anxiety. Discover eff...

How to Make Opening The Door Boring

Separation Anxiety

Learn effective strategies to tackle separation anxiety in dogs by reshaping your dog's perception of the main door in your home. Discover how to m...

How to Teach "Look at That" to Replace Your Dog's Leash Reactivity

Leash Reactivity

Is your dog reactive when on leash? Get started in your dog's training plan to learn about dog leash reactivity and how to teach your dog the exper...

Nose Work Games for Your Dog

Enrichment Tips

K9 Nose Work Games - perfect for your socially distant/bad weather needs

Why & How to Teach Your Dog the Chin Rest

Cooperative Care ✦ Veterinary Care

Teaching a valuable behavior - The Chin Rest. Your dog learns to target your hand, or lap, with their chin to earn a reward. Useful for cooperative...

Loose Leash Walking - Taking it on the road.

Loose Leash Walking

The skills you need to enjoy walks with your dog and give them everything they need at the same time.

Exercises To Help Your Dog Not Pull

Leash Manners

Discover effective leash training techniques to teach your dog to walk without pulling. Learn how to start in a low distraction environment, reward...

What I recommend before your walk ever starts so your walk starts right!

Loose Leash Walking

How to get started on the path to relaxing walks with your best friend.

Hand Target - The most versatile of beginner behaviors

Hand Target

From tiny puppies to awesome adults - hand target is for any dog who loves to learn something new and fun! And perfect for targeting your way to su...

New Dog Basics: Capturing Your Dog's Attention & Eye Contact

Check Ins

You can't ask your dog's butt for a behavior. Learn to reward eye contact and attention as it happens naturally so that it naturally happens more o...

Why & How to Get Your Pup Started with "Marker" Training

Clicker Training

Marker/clicker training -- why it sets up your dog for success and how you both can become pros at it!

How To Travel With Dogs

Travel Manners

Traveling with dogs? Here are tips for stress-free road trips from a certified dog trainer. Get expert advice on planning, acclimating, safety, and...

How To Prepare For Travel With Your Dog

Travel Manners

Make traveling with your dog easy! Get expert tips from a certified dog trainer for stress-free pet travel, from packing essentials to training mus...

How To Stop Your Dog From Jumping On People

Basic Manners

Tired of your dog's enthusiastic jumps? Learn effective ways to stop your dog from jumping on people. Say goodbye to those overwhelming greetings a...

How To Get Ahead of Noise Anxiety

Noise Sensitivity

Are your dogs scared of thunder and other loud sounds? Discover effective strategies to calm your anxious pup during fireworks, thunderstorms, and ...

Muzzle Conditioning - Teach your dog to love their muzzle

Muzzle Training

Does your dog know how to wear a muzzle? Muzzle training is a wonderful idea for ALL DOGS. If you need to use a muzzle in an emergency situation or...

How To Prepare Your Dog To Be Left Alone

Understanding Anxiety

Is your dog howling or showing signs of distress when left alone? If your dog is struggling with being alone, learn how to ease your dog into an al...

DIY Mental Enrichment For Dogs - A survival guide!

Enrichment Tips

If you haven't jumped into mental enrichment with your dog because you wonder how to get started, never fear, I'm here to help. Your dog will thank...

How To Notice Separation Anxiety Signs

Separation Anxiety

Learn the signs of dog separation anxiety and discover a path towards helping your dog find relief. Understand the symptoms of separation anxiety, ...

FIDO COME! How to build a solid come when called!

Come When Called

Who doesn't want their dog to come when called -- unfailingly, every single time?! My 3 big rules (and a few trainer's secrets) to creating a solid...

Train Your Dog Month!

Training Challenge

January is “National Train Your Dog Month” We at A Canine Affinity strongly encourage training your dog all year long, but will take any excuse to ...

How to Read the Messages Your Dog is Sending: Dog Body Language Series

Reading Your Dog

Do you know how to read what your dog is trying to tell you? How to decode the stress and calming signals your dog is sending.

Reading Your Dog's Eyes & Ears: Dog Body Language Series

Reading Your Dog

How to know what your dog's eyes and ears are saying to you.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm thankful thank I have all of you here with me, sharing your dogs journeys and learning with me. Thank you for being a part of my community! Hop...

Leg Weave Mechanics

Training Tricks

How to set your dog up for success in learning the fun "leg weave" trick with a practicing a few fundamentals first!

New Trick - Leg Weaving!

Training Tricks

Have fun with your dog teaching this new trick -- leg weaving. How to do it step-by-simple-step...

Teaching your dog to "SPIN"

Training Tricks

How to teach your dog the simple, fun "SPIN" trick -- and why teaching tricks is a wonderful, confidence-building way to exercise our dogs' brains!

How to Stop Your Puppy from Nipping

Nipping

Discover 5 expert dog trainer tips to teach your puppy to stop nipping. Start your dog's training plan to learn the importance of bite inhibition a...

So you got a puppy! Where to start first - Puppy Socialization!!

How to get started with your first priorities for your new puppy: socialization and house-training. Watch as I take you through each in simple step...

Hand Touch Training Challenge - Part 2

Hand Target

Ready to take your "Touch" to the next level with your dog? Here's how to strengthen and proof your "Touch" and even use it to build a solid recall!

How To Teach Your Dog Come

Basic Manners

Master the art of dog touch training! Discover how to effectively teach your dog the 'touch' behavior in 5 simple steps with guidance from a certif...

How to Practice No-Stress Training with Your Reactive Dog

Reactivity Training

Keeping a reactive dog under threshold is key for effective training. Get started in your dog's training plan to learn no-stress training technique...

Mellow - Reactive Dog Training

Dog Body Language

Does your dog tend to be reactive on leash? Here's a look at how I work with Mellow, who often reacts to other dogs, to set up and reward calm body...

Leash Reactivity: Part 3 - Planning Training Sessions

How to PLAN AHEAD for success on walks for your reactive dog and YOU -- the few simple steps and how to read your dog's body language for relaxed v...

Leash Reactivity : Part 2 - Management and Behavior Change

The 3 key management tools to help you set up your reactive dog to learn new calm behaviors around triggers whether other dogs, bikes, skateboards,...

How to Help Your Leash Reactive Dog

Leash Reactivity

Does your dog bark and lunge at dogs, people, or skateboards when on a walk? Get started in your dog's training plan to understand how to manage yo...

Dog Crazies? Puppy Zoomies? What are they!!!!!

Reading Your Dog

Has your pup had The Zoomies?! What and why they are, and what should you do when they happen? (Hint: a couple safety watch-outs, but mostly - enjo...

How To Teach Your Puppy To Pay Attention To You

Puppy Training

New puppy tips for first-time puppy owners! Learn how to teach your puppy to pay attention to you with positive reinforcement. Get started in your ...

Hi, I'm Melissa!

I wanted to give you a little background on me. My intro video shows a little about my dogs and how I train, but here's a bit about my background. ...

Tell me what you hope to learn from me!

Hi Dogly community! As we are just getting started, it will be helpful for me to know what you, the community, hope to learn from me! After all I'm...