When is a Dog Off-Leash Ready?
On a recent morning photo walk at a local park, I spotted an animal racing up a hillside. Was it a coyote? A bobcat? Nope! It was a blur...
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Nicole Wilde
Nov 17, 20222 min read
When Hand Signals Come in Handy
Often when I’m working with training clients, they seem impressed that their dog can respond to a hand or arm motion alone without a...
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Nicole Wilde
Jul 11, 20222 min read
Do Older Dogs Care Less?
You might be familiar with the adage about how, as we get older, we care less about what people think about us. I wonder if the same...
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Nicole Wilde
Feb 21, 20193 min read
When “Come!” Means “Run the Other Way!”
Here’s a conversation I’ve had many times over the years with owners of small dogs: “He won’t come when I call him. He’s so stubborn!” ...
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Nicole Wilde
Jun 5, 20183 min read
The Truth About Consequences
I was sitting across the kitchen table from my dog training client, trying to get a word in edgewise. The woman herself wasn’t the...
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Nicole Wilde
May 22, 20183 min read
This Whole Pack Leader Thing
If you hear a whistling sound, it’s the steam coming out of my ears because I’ve just heard yet another person state that someone else’s...
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Nicole Wilde
Apr 10, 20184 min read
Rewarding Bad Behavior
Every dog trainer would like for their dogs to be compliant 100% of the time. I mean, we’re trainers, right? But dogs are not robots, and...
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Nicole Wilde
Apr 24, 20174 min read
Get Off Yer Butt and Train Your Dog!
Warning: This one’s likely to be a bit of a rant. Early this morning, I took both of my dogs out as usual. We frequent a nearby park that...
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Nicole Wilde
Dec 27, 20162 min read
Dog Training by Osmosis
This morning, as I was making my breakfast smoothie, Bodhi and Sierra were hyper-attentive as usual. Why, you might wonder, were they so...
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Nicole Wilde
Jan 7, 20163 min read
R-E-S-P-E-C-T Find out What it Means to Me—in Dog Training
A woman I know once told me, “I’d rather be feared than respected.” That was her honest opinion, whether it involved people or animals....
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Nicole Wilde
Nov 2, 20153 min read
The Most Important Thing You Could Ever Teach Your Dog
Ask 100 dog owners what they feel is the one most important thing to teach their dogs, and you’ll get a variety of answers. The owner of...
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Nicole Wilde
Nov 4, 20143 min read
Do You Want a Well Trained Dog, or a Happy Well Trained Dog?
If you scroll down my personal Facebook page, you’ll find lots of photos of my dogs. There’s Bodhi standing atop a hill in the early...
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Nicole Wilde
Oct 21, 20143 min read
What is “No!” Really Telling Your Dog?
This past weekend my husband and I saw the film Whiplash. The story centers around a teenage music student whose teacher is…well, I can’t...
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Nicole Wilde
May 20, 20143 min read
Knowing When to Break the Rules
In photography, there’s something called the Rule of Thirds. It has to do with composition. If you digitally overlay a tic-tac-toe grid...
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Nicole Wilde
May 12, 20142 min read
Dog Trainer Wars: Can't We Come Together?
I recently taught a weekend seminar in the Dallas Fort Worth area. The hosts were great, the venue was nice, and it was a great...
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Nicole Wilde
Apr 23, 20142 min read
Can You Hear Me Now? Getting Your Dog to Come When You Call
A woman stands in the middle of a park calling her dog. The dog, oblivious, continues to play with his friends. The woman calls out...
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Nicole Wilde
Feb 25, 20142 min read
For Dogs, Learning is 24/7
How much time do you spend each day training your dog? If you answered “30 minutes,” “An hour,” or even “Three 10-minute sessions,”...
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Nicole Wilde
Nov 6, 20124 min read
What do Dog Training and Blackjack Have in Common?
Have you ever played the card game 21, also known as Blackjack? Once you’ve been dealt a hand, you get to decide whether to stick with...
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Nicole Wilde
Oct 30, 20123 min read
Did Your Dog Really Blow You Off?
I’ve seen it way too many times. An owner has asked a dog to do something, and the dog doesn’t do it…so the owner repeats the request...
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Nicole Wilde
Oct 24, 20124 min read
A Solid Recall with Seconds to Spare
This morning Bodhi and I took a hike in the hillsides surrounding our local park. It was one of those lovely walks where he barely pulled...
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