The Mannered Mutt

Active Vs. Passive Dog Training

by Alec

When I first meet with clients, I find they are often worried about the amount of time they will spend daily following my treatment plan. I attribute this to their ...

Dog News Training

Intern Beth Newhall Joins our Team

by Alec

And.......we're really excited about it. In my work as a concept dog trainer, I see daily the wonderful results of this cutting-edge method. I am committed to teaching students interested ...

Dog News Dog Rescue Training

Wag More, Bark Less

by Alec

Why Force Isn't the Way to Train a Dog Back when I started exploring dog training in the 90’s everything was very “my way or the highway”. The trainers that ...

Dog News Training

Where Does My Dog Come From?

by Alec

If you're like me, you will say, “the local animal shelter.” But, let’s look a little deeper. Although we base our conclusions on loads of evidence, remember some of it ...

Training

Don’t Tell Your Dog What to do

by Alec

Hopefully I got your attention with that title because I’m serious. I realize that it must sound like a mind-blowing idea in the world of dog training. Up until recently, ...

Dog News

Tour the Dog House

by The Mannered Mutt

Training

Teach your dog to fetch

by The Mannered Mutt

Training

What is Concept Dog Training?

by The Mannered Mutt

The general dog-loving community has started hearing about Concept Training. This is good news. It is the cutting edge in dog training, effective and uncomplicated. Because it is new there ...

Dog News

Beware of Dog Trainers

by The Mannered Mutt

STOP! DON’T HIRE THAT DOG TRAINER JUST YET! When I meet with prospective clients, I often observe that they are stressed because common training tactics are frightening their dogs resulting ...

Dog Rescue

Spring Cleaning

by The Mannered Mutt

Please don’t put your Covid Dog in the Donate Pile. It’s that time of year when we all look around our houses and begin tidying up. Being a minimalist, I ...