Dogs love attention and when they were puppies, they probably were reinforced for jumping up on your and your friends. But, a year later and 40 lbs heavier, your dog is still jumping up on people. This is a huge problem for many owners who enjoy dogs but don’t enjoy them overly excited and jumpy.

Many new pet owners are interested in taking their beloved dog or puppy to a dog obedience school. That’s where they learn to sit and stay and come when called. But you soon realize that there are many types of dog classes and aren’t quite sure what to pick. What if you dog already knows sit, stay and come when called? What if you dog is just a puppy? Here are some things you ought to know before you put your dog in an obedience school.

Ever wonder how dogs in movies do the most outrageous things? From blowing bubbles in water to walking on a tight rope, these dogs all learned using a proven method of training called Clicker Training. What clicking training does is pair a stimulus such as a sound/click to the behavior as a means to strengthen that behavior.