Housetraining puppies and dogs can be perplexing. All sorts of questions come up. In this short discussion, I answer three questions.

Click on the image to see my review of this excellent ebook on housetraining puppies and dogs:

If you’d like to download the sound file of my discussion, it’s at:

http://www.training-dogs.com/sound-files/housetraining-3qa.mp3

Just right-click on the filename to download it to your computer.

Off-leash activities with our dogs are great, but for safety’s sake, the dog needs to know to come when you call.

Training a dog to come when called isn’t all that hard to do, but training a dog to come reliably is another story. Luckily for our dogs, dog trainer Leslie Nelson has come up with a method that really works. ..read more

Does your dog pull on leash? If not, consider yourself lucky (or skilled!) and don’t bother listening to this short audio. It outlines how you can train your dog to stop pulling on leash…. That link takes you to the page on this website where you can read the article that this is based on.

Pulling on leash is a widespread ..read more

Playing fetch with your dog is not only fun and good exercise, it can also be a way to train him to give you what he has in his mouth… if you do it right. In this short audio, about 3 minutes, I describe how to do it. If you have a ball-obsessed dog, you may be thinking this isn’t ..read more

Dog toenail trimming can be agony or it can go quite smoothly. I’ve experienced it both ways, and I much prefer the smoother approach. In this short audio (under 4 minutes), I talk about how using a Dremel tool has worked out the best for me.

If you would rather read than listen — or want to do both — this ..read more

How much exercise a dog gets is a crucial factor in his health and happiness. Here I talk about this briefly:

If you would rather read than listen — or want to do both — this audio is based loosely on this page of my website: Does Your Dog Get Enough Exercise?

And if you would like to download this audio to ..read more

Here are some tips on starting your dog training, or re-starting it after a break.

This audio file is under 3 minutes, and is based on this page of my website: Getting Started with Dog Training.

And if you would like to download this audio to listen to on an mp3 player, for example, here is the direct link to it. Just ..read more