Eric Brad challenges some commonly held belief about dogs (did you know they are not pack animals?) and says it’s time we stopped putting the blame on our dogs, “the hostages that are just trying to survive in our quirky, complex, sometimes inconsistent human world”.

What do you do when you need to move a six ton killer whale from one tank to another, or a 1000-pound polar bear from its outside enclosure to its indoor enclosure? You can’t just pick these animals up or give them a yank on the leash. While there have been all sorts of creative attempts at solving these problems, one simple behaviour solves all of them — and you can teach it to your own dog in one day.

What if you’re standing in a playing field and your dog won’t come to you? What if you want your dog to “sit” and he keeps looking for squirrels? Eric Brad lets you in on some methods and mindsets for getting more cooperation from your dog.

Criteria, Consequence and Consistency — by using the three C’s approach to training your dog, you’ll find your dog learns faster and you’ll both have more fun while learning together.

This week, in “A Dog’s Eye View”, Eric hands over his blog post to his Belgian Shepherd, Tiramisu. What? You didn’t know dogs could write?

When to comes to dog training, myths abound, especially when you are talking about Clicker Training. Eric Brad engages in a little myth busting.

Eric Brad takes an in-depth look at the myths surrounding dog training, specifically Clicker Training and and Positive reinforcement training. Why, he wonders, are some people so resistant to changing their dog training techniques if they can get better results and have happier dogs?