Dog training guides

Short, step-by-step guides built on reward-based methods. Each one covers timing, common mistakes and what to do when it isn't working.

Basics

How to Teach a Dog to Sit

Teach your dog to sit with a treat lure and a marker in short daily sessions. Timing, common mistakes, fixes for dogs that back up or pop up, and age notes.

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How to Teach a Dog to Lay Down

Teach down with a treat lure from a sit, then fade it to a hand signal and word. Fixes for dogs that pop up, stall halfway or won't lie down on hard floors.

7 min read

How to Teach a Dog to Stay

Teach stay one second at a time: the release word, then duration, distance and distractions, changing one at a time. Fixes for creeping, breaking and whining.

7 min read

How to Teach a Dog to Come When Called

Build a recall that works outside: start indoors, use great treats, practice on a long line, and never punish arrival. Fixes for dogs that ignore you or dodge.

7 min read

Puppy

How to Train a Puppy to Sit

A puppy sit plan from 8 weeks: 1 to 3 minute sessions, tiny treats, capturing before luring, and fixes for nipping, jumping and puppies that lose interest fast.

7 min read

Problems

How to Stop Puppy Biting

Puppy biting is normal, and fixable. Redirect to toys, use short time-outs, prevent overtiredness, and reward calm. Plus the signs that biting isn't play.

8 min read

Tricks

How to Teach a Dog to Shake

Teach your dog to shake without grabbing their paw: wait for the paw, mark it, add the cue. Fixes for dogs who lie down, dig at your hand or hate paw handling.

7 min read

How to Teach a Dog to Roll Over

Teach roll over in small pieces from a down, with a lure you fade. Who should skip it, the best surface, and fixes for dogs who won't go onto their back.

8 min read

Clicker

Clicker Training for Dogs: How to Start

How to clicker train a dog: what the click means, how to charge it, when to click, when to stop clicking, and a simple 7-day starter plan for beginners.

8 min read

Clicker Timing: How Fast Should You Click?

Why a late click marks the wrong behavior, what reaction-time research says about how fast people can click, how long the treat can wait, and how to practice.

8 min read

What Is Marker Training for Dogs?

Marker training explained: what a marker is, how it differs from a lure and a reward, clicker vs. the word “yes”, and terminal vs. keep-going markers.

7 min read

Dog Clicker Sound: What Works and Why

Looking for a dog clicker sound? What makes a good one, why it means nothing until you pair it with treats, safe volume, and phone vs. box clicker vs. “yes”.

7 min read

Free online dog clicker

A clicker in your browser. Tap or press space.