Short & Sweet The Efficiency of Shorter Training Sessions One key to successful training is to keep your sessions short and sweet. Like humans, dogs can get distracted easily, and may have a shorter attention span. A dog’s attention span varies over its lifetime....
Home Alone How to Address Separation Anxiety Did you know that dogs can suffer from anxiety much like humans? It can be anxiety towards going to the vet, meeting new people or dogs, or when their owners leave the house. The last example of anxiety is called separation...
The Importance of Reinforcers How Rewards Help With Training Just as consistancy is important, another key to positive reinforcement training is finding out how to reward your dog. Just like people, dogs are motivated by different things. Some common rewards are...
Potty Training How to Stop Your Puppy From Having Accidents in the House. Puppies are adorable, sweet, and a lot of work. Here are a few tips for potty training your puppy. To prevent accidents in the house, give them time to go outside every hour for at least ten...
Positive Reinforcement Training What is it and why is it important? Dog training comes in different forms. Here at Bark ‘n’ Town, we use positive reinforcement in our training program. What is positive reinforcement, you may ask? Victoria Stilwell, the star trainer of...
A New Program Recently at the Wauconda Farmers’ Market during our annual Back to Drool Pet Parade we announced the launch of our new dog training program, Doggie Day School! As the name implies, we have set up very similar in structure to a school. You drop your...
