Dog Training Tips & Resources
Welcome to the Heart & Soul Dog Training blog, where we share practical information about dogs, training, behavior, service dogs, and living successfully with your canine companion.
From puppy training and everyday manners to behavior challenges and service dog education, our goal is to give you useful information you can put into practice with your own dog.
Explore our articles below and check back for new training tips and resources.
One Behavior That Will Immediately Improve Your Dog
What is the ONE thing, that anyone can do, in a short amount of time, and get amazing results?
Any Dog Can Be A Service Dog, Right?
Actually, no. It takes special dog to train up as a service dog.
Here is my service dog history.
Task Training
But what tasks should your dog be trained for? Well, there are tasks and there are “bonuses.”
Where to Find Your Future Service Dog
The two most important things to us are health testing and temperament, and you need to have both to be a successful service dog.
Professional Help
We talk to people who tell us that they have had dogs for years, and don’t know why they are having problems with their current dog. So they try what they know, and when contact us, they feel guilty for having to call in a professional.
What does it take to be a Service Dog?
Being a Service Dog is so much more than signing up on one of those fake online registries.