Puppies and Shelter Dogs: Two Sides of the Same Coin

I am a dog trainer and I lead a double life. Of sorts. Behaviorally speaking.

All Puppies Deserve a FIRST Chance — an EDUCATION!

Owners and their new puppies are still getting the short end of the stick.

New Free Course – Six Simple Steps to Solve Your Dog's Behavior Problems

We've just published a new FREE course on Dunbar Academy called Six Simple Steps to Solve Your Dog's Behavior Problems

Help Every Puppy Get the Education They Deserve

Please, please, PLEASE help us make sure every new puppy gets the education they desperately need and deserve this holiday season. 

The Essential Puppy Training Course is HERE!

We are thrilled to announce the release of our all-new Essential Puppy Training Course.

Dominance and Dogs: Who is the Boss?

Dogs often act as connectors in society.
Ian Dunbar

FREE SEMINAR: Science-Based Dog Training (with Feeling)

James Lu Dunbar  |  Tue, 03/03/2020 - 14:38

Science-Based Dog Training (with Feeling) is Dr. Ian Dunbar's ultimate dog training seminar and for a limited time it is available to watch for FREE on Dunbar Academy!

 

Science-Based Dog Training (with Feeling) in 60 seconds!

James Lu Dunbar  |  Thu, 02/27/2020 - 13:49

We are currently running a fun promotion on Dunbar Academy where you can watch one of Ian's all-time greatest seminars for free!

With that in mind, we made these three silly little videos where Jamie attempts to summarize each day of Ian's Science-Based Dog Training (with Feeling) seminar into just 60 seconds! That's a compression factor of x360! 

 

Tug Life – How a Love of Tug can Resolve Reactivity (and Hyperactivity!)

James Lu Dunbar  |  Fri, 02/14/2020 - 09:49

FOR A LIMITED TIME Watch the all-new Dunbar Academy Dog-Dog Reactivity webinar for FREE, where Dr. Ian Dunbar explains why teaching your dog to play Tug is one of the smartest things you can do to resolve dog-dog reactivity.

 

Resolving Dog-Dog Reactivity

Dr. Ian Dunbar  |  Thu, 02/13/2020 - 15:14

FOR A LIMITED TIME Watch the all-new Dunbar Academy Dog-Dog Reactivity webinar for FREE, where Dr. Ian Dunbar explains the common causes of reactivity and how to resolve reactivity using 10 easy and effective exercises. 

 

Teach Tug to Resolve Reactivity - Part 1

Kelly Gorman Dunbar  |  Wed, 02/12/2020 - 10:43

FOR A LIMITED TIME Watch the all-new Dunbar Academy Dog-Dog Reactivity webinar for FREE, where Dr. Ian Dunbar explains how to resolve dog-dog reactivity and why teaching your dog to play Tug is one of the most effective things you can do.

 

Let's Talk Quadrants!

Dr. Ian Dunbar  |  Wed, 12/18/2019 - 14:01

(This post is in reply to a question that caught my fancy on the Top Dog Academy Facebook page, which is available exclusively to members ot the Top Dog Academy on www.dunbaracademy.com)

 

Puppies vs. Adult Dogs and Breeders vs. Shelters/Rescues

Dr. Ian Dunbar  |  Thu, 10/31/2019 - 13:08

I am often asked, (actually, “criticized” and “chastised” might be more accurate terms): 1. Why most of my seminars, articles, books and DVDs focus on puppy raising and training rather than adult dog training? and 2. Why I promote (which I don’t) buying pure-bred puppies from breeders instead of adopting adult mixed-breeds from shelters?

 

Litter Longevity Index

Dr. Ian Dunbar  |  Tue, 10/22/2019 - 15:27

Breeding for Longevity

Initially, dogs were domesticated and bred as working dogs, for hunting, herding, draft and protection. Later they were bred for competition in their working abilities, plus conformation, obedience, agility, etc. In the past century or so, many of these dogs were invited into our homes as companion dogs.

 

Eugenics or Dysgenics

Dr. Ian Dunbar  |  Mon, 10/21/2019 - 14:13

Natural Selection is nature's fail-safe method to maintain eugenics (good genes and fine offspring). All dogs are different; individual variation is an inherent characteristic of sexual reproduction. Different dogs fair differently in different situations: those dogs best suited to the immediate environment (the genetically fittest) do well; the less fit do less well; and the unfit usually die.

 

Dominance and Dogs: Who is the Boss?

Kelly Gorman Dunbar  |  Wed, 09/18/2019 - 12:17

Dogs often act as connectors in society. Upon sharing your life with a dog, you may find yourself talking to more people when you’re out and about at the dog park, cafes, etc, or you may even discover that your dog has helped you make new friends. This is one of the awesome benefits of life with dog. On the other hand, you’ll also be constantly flooded with advice on dog behavior and training from nearly everybody and anybody. This can be annoying at best and downright confusing, too. 

 

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