Training while you're in your veterinarian’s office for regular check-ups creates a winning scenario.

Understanding your dog's body language will make you a more efficient trainer. Be sure to take some time to learn what your dog's trying to communicate through his or her behaviors.

Training our dogs to walk politely through any threshold has been one of the best decisions we've made, but it's also the training choice that has required the most amount of patience.

Practicing a skill or two at meal time is so easy to integrate into your daily routine that I decided to stress that point.

If you're giving your dog supplements or medications hidden in yummy treats, then ask your dog to do something to earn the "reward."

Keeping training interesting is crucial for your dog and for you. Nobody wants to train if it turns into drudge work.

Rotating skills and rewards helps maintain your dog's focus on the task at hand.

Any time you’re standing around waiting for something or someone, train with your dog. Even if you just get in a minute or two of practice with one skills, that's another minute or two logged that you didn't have before.

Waiting is a great time to work on engagement with dog. Call their name and give your positive marker word when they look at you. 

Take advantage of off-leash opportunities and spend a few minutes training your dog. The higher number of distractions can create a much higher return on that time investment.

Most of the time I try to avoid noise, but when I was working on Bernie's socialization, I sought out various sounds. As we continued obedience training, I liked certain reliable neighborhood noises to act as distractions while Bernie and I practiced.

Movie night is a great opportunity to get in some short bursts of training for your dog.