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What does confidence actually look like in a rescue dog?
Dr. Robert Forto and Robin Lucas explore how confidence develops in rescue dogs and why it plays such a critical role in successful adoptions, training, and long-term outcomes.
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What happens when decades of law enforcement experience, a career working with police K9s, and an interest in officer wellness come together?
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Choosing the Right Trainer Is One of the Most Important Decisions You’ll Make
Hiring a dog trainer can feel overwhelming, especially if you’ve never worked with one before.
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Have you ever wondered if your dog has superpowers? In this episode of Dog Works Radio, Michele Forto explores the incredible natural abilities that make dogs one of the most remarkable animals on the planet.
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To have the most success in training your older dog, be sure to keep up the schedule and keep training sessions shorter. Do you have a senior dog you are interested in training? Are you already training your older dog?
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Thinking about sending your dog to a board-and-train program? Before you make that investment, it’s important to understand what these programs can and cannot accomplish.
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Dog training feels expensive… until you calculate the cost of chaos.
In this episode of Dog Training Unfiltered, Michele Forto breaks down one of the biggest myths in the dog training world: that professional dog training costs too much.
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Great Dog Training Starts with People
One of the biggest misconceptions about professional dog training is the belief that the trainer’s job is to “fix” the dog.
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Join host Nicole Forto on this case study about training and your dog's personality on this episode of One Minute Dog Training Tips on Dog Works Radio
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Holiday Travel with Dogs Starts with Training at Home
For many families, the holiday season means more than decorating the house and gathering around the dinner table. It also means packing suitcases, loading the car, & boarding flights
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In this episode of Dog Works Radio, host Robert Forto sits down with Joe Dickinson, a 26-year dog trainer and founder of Western States K9 College in Ogden, Utah.
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This episode of Dog Works Radio covers the essentials of training puppies to interact safely with children. It emphasizes proactive training, setting ground rules, and creating safe spaces for both puppies and kids.
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Your dog is not trying to take control of your household. They are trying to understand what works.
Michele Forto unpacks one of the most persistent and damaging ideas in dog training: dominance theory.
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Is that rescue dog aggressive, or is he simply scared?
On this episode of Rescue Tales, Robert Forto and Robin Lucas take a closer look at one of the most misunderstood behaviors in rescue dogs.
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Taylor Swift may be famous for being a cat person, but photos of Travis Kelce traveling with a fluffy white Samoyed puppy have people talking. Could celebrity influence suddenly make the Samoyed one of the next must-have dog breeds?
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What happens after a rescue dog goes home?
In this episode of the Rescue Tales podcast, Dr. Robert Forto and Robin Lucas from Rebel Rescue South Korea discuss one of the biggest challenges in animal rescue: follow-up support after adoption.
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Why does your dog only listen after the fifth command?
In this episode of Dog Works Radio, @micheleforto explains the critical difference between real dog training and simply managing behavior problems all day long.
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Your dog sits in the kitchen and comes across the living room. Then the door opens, a raven lands in the alder, and every cue disappears.
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In this episode of Rescue Tails, hosts Dr. Robert Forto and Robin Lucas of Rebel Rescue South Korea explore what it really takes for a rescue dog to succeed in therapy work.
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Are you really reading your dog’s behavior correctly?
In this episode of Rescue Tales, hosts Dr. Robert Forto and Robin Lucas explore one of the most important skills in rescue work and dog ownership: understanding canine body language.
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