Episodes
Feb. 26, 2023
Should Your Puppy Sleep in Your Bed?
In this episode, I discuss the pros and cons of having your puppy sleep with you in your bed. Remember, that is my opinion, and the opinions of other dog trainers and vets will vary. The Complete Puppy Training Manual is now...
Feb. 21, 2023
The First Day With Your New Puppy
In this episode, I share what I did during my dog Dixie's First Day Home on May 5, 2020. I immediately taught Dixie her name, leash acclimation, and set boundaries in the apartment. Notice my tone, words, and leadership skil...
Feb. 19, 2023
Leash Training Your Puppy - Part 2
I use three types of walks for puppies that I train. Each of these walks is unique and can be combined to achieve multiple goals in one outing. The Training Walk The Enrichment Walk The Potty Break Walk Roughly 40% of your wa...
Feb. 5, 2023
Why Your Puppies Behavior Is Not Improving
The top 3 reasons why your puppy's behavior is not improving: You are reinforcing the unwanted behavior. You are trying to "fix" your puppy instead of teaching your puppy. You are not being consistent. Use this FREE chart bel...
Jan. 29, 2023
Leash Training Your Puppy - Part 1
In this episode, I discuss one of the chapters of my new book, Leash Training Your Puppy , which will be available by the end of February 2023. To get on my mailing list for updates on the book release date, go to PuppyTraini...
Jan. 4, 2023
Puppy Behavior Modification
Use this FREE chart below to help identify unwanted minor puppy behaviors and teach a replacement behavior. Practice reinforcing the replacement behaviors without reinforcing the unwanted behaviors. Download the chart here ht...
Dec. 7, 2022
How Old is Your Dog in Human Years?
I recently received an email from Dr. Leslie Brooks DVM, MPH, and a Vet Advisor for Betterpet. She sent me some information on a new tool that she helped create called The Dog Age Calculator. She went on to say that many pet...
Nov. 6, 2022
Potty Training and Puppy Vaccines
This is a great question that was a comment on one of my YouTube videos. The short answer is "Yes, But Follow These Rules To Stay Safe." Links to supporting articles and Podcasts: PawsGeek.com article: https://www.pawsgeek.c...
Nov. 2, 2022
Top 3 Reasons Why Puppy Potty Training is Failing
Our most popular episode has been #3 from January 12, 2021, on How to Potty Train Your Puppy . I continue to receive comments on social media posts and daily emails from local clients of Top Gun Dog Training who are having tr...
Oct. 23, 2022
Using Corrections With Puppy Training
In this episode, I am going to discuss important details about using corrections with young puppies. This information is a companion to the past episode #56 on The Benefits of Positive Reinforcement Training. When to use corr...
Oct. 19, 2022
The Benefits of Positive Reinforcement Training
This episode is from an article written by Taylor Andrews for my website. You can read the entire article here https://topgundogtraining.com/blog/f/the-benefits-of-positive-reinforcement-training Dale's dog training website i...
Aug. 14, 2022
Setting Rules and Boundaries for Your Puppy
Everyone in your family, including dogs, has to have rules and boundaries in the house. You should start teaching the puppy rules and boundaries as soon as you bring them home. Giving a puppy too much freedom and the ability ...
July 4, 2022
The First 5 Things to Teach Your New Puppy
These 5 things need to begin even before the basic obedience training command such as sit, down, stay, etc. Potty Training - Episode #3 Crate Training - Episode #21 Rules and Boundaries Puppies Name Stopping Play Biting - Epi...
June 23, 2022
How to Stop Submissive or Excitement Peeing in Puppies
I have a lot of clients with puppies that pee when they get excited. This is a huge issue with some new puppy owners, and in this episode I will provide some tips to help you deal with excited or submissive urination in puppi...
June 15, 2022
Setting Realistic Puppy Training Goals
Setting unrealistic goals for your new puppy is a huge mistake. This is just as bad as trying to “fix” all of your puppies unwanted behaviors. As discussed in the last episode, we always want to focus on what we want the pup...
April 17, 2022
How to Fix Your Puppies Bad Behavior
There is one secret to raising your puppy so that they continue to do what you ask from them, and stop doing the behaviors that you don’t want such as barking, jumping, play biting, and chewing. Listen to this entire episode ...
March 27, 2022
Training Puppies Using Hand Signals
In this episode I discuss the importance of using hand signals in addition to vocal commands for foundational work such as sit, down, stay, come, etc. 3 reasons to use hand signals: Dogs easily habituate vocal commands when o...
Feb. 17, 2022
Review of the Top 5 Puppy Talk Episodes
Here is a list of our top 5 Puppy Talk episodes
Feb. 8, 2022
Puppy Training Series: Teaching Drop-it
In this lesson, I am going to discuss how to teach the “drop-it” command to your puppy.
Feb. 4, 2022
Puppy Training Series: Teaching Leave-It
In this episode I teach you you to teach your puppy the leave-it command before they pick unwanted things up in their mouth.
Jan. 22, 2022
How to Prevent Unwanted Puppy Behaviors
In this important episode, I discuss how to prevent unwanted puppy behaviors.
Dec. 19, 2021
How Much Sleep Does Your Puppy Need?
This is a great question, and one I get asked a lot. This episode breaks it down for you and provides important information that will help you understand the importance of sleep for puppies. 8-12 week old puppies need 16-18 h...