Author Archives: Dr. Omaboe

Clicker training is a dog obedience training method used for military and police k9 training, service dog training, and search and rescue dog training.  But it’s not reserved for dogs being trained for specific jobs.  It’s for your dog, too:  … Continue reading →

I’m often asked, “Is there a best time to start dog obedience training?”  My response is generally something like, “Did you start yet?” or “Yesterday is better than tomorrow.” Dog obedience training is best begun before the puppy has been … Continue reading →

You might be wondering of dog training is for you.  Well, here’s a quick quiz:  Do you love your dog?  Are you in satisfactory physical condition?  If you’ve answered, “Yes,” to both questions, you show promise for dog obedience training. … Continue reading →

If you’ve trained dogs using conventionally accepted dog obedience training methods in the past, you may have enjoyed reasonable success.  This might spur you to ask, “Why change?”  If you could feel confident that choker collars, shock collars, tethering, verbal … Continue reading →

I’m not the only respected dog obedience training expert to happily bark about the benefits of crate training.  In fact, crate training is one of the few dog training tools that are recommended without exception.   At first blush, crate … Continue reading →