Training & Behavior
Training tips and understanding pet behavior
31 articles
Training & Behavior12 September 20268 min read
How to Stop Your Dog Barking at the Doorbell This Festive Season
Festive sale season means the bell rings twice a day, and your dog meets every single delivery at full volume. Here is a calm, three stage plan to stop your dog barking at the doorbell, built for Indian apartments and the weeks before Diwali.
Training & Behavior9 September 20268 min read
Cat Peeing Outside the Litter Box: A Festival Season Guide for India
Your cat has never missed her tray, and this week there is a puddle on the bed. Before you blame her, there is a medical emergency to rule out and a house full of festival changes to look at. A calm, practical guide for Indian cat parents.
Training & Behavior6 September 20268 min read
Muzzle Training for Dogs in India: The Kindest Thing to Teach
Most Indian pet parents think a muzzle is an admission that something is wrong with their dog. It is closer to a seatbelt: the thing you make ordinary now, so it is already familiar on the day you need it. Here is how muzzle training for dogs actually works, in one-minute sessions, before festival season fills your home with noise.
Training & Behavior3 September 20268 min read
How to Prepare Your Dog for Diwali Fireworks: Start Now, Not November
Last Ganpati, Kabir spent two hours folded under the dining table, refusing chicken from his owner's hand. Diwali falls on 8 November, which leaves about nine weeks. Here is the slow sound training that changes how that night goes, and the everyday mistakes that quietly undo it.
Training & Behavior31 August 20268 min read
How to Stop Your Dog Jumping on Guests Before the Festival Rush
The doorbell rings and your dog is already airborne, paws on a relative who is trying hard to look delighted. Here is a calm two week plan to stop your dog jumping on guests, built around a mat, a doorbell ladder and one message to the family group. It will not make him perfect. It will make him someone your visitors stop bracing for.
Training & Behavior28 August 20268 min read
Dog Car Anxiety: Getting Your Dog Ready for the Festival Drive
Your dog drools, yawns and folds into the footwell four minutes into every drive. Dog car anxiety is not a fixed fact about your dog, it is a set of associations you can rebuild in short sessions in your own parking spot. Here is the plan, what to get right on the road, and when your vet should be involved.
Training & Behavior23 August 20268 min read
How to Teach Your Dog to Come When Called Before Ganpati
A gate left open for ninety seconds is all it takes. Here is how to teach your dog to come when called, using a fresh word, food worth running for and a long line. Build it now, before the Ganpati crowds arrive.
Training & Behavior22 August 20268 min read
Separation Anxiety in Dogs: When Your Dog Dreads You Leaving
Your dog is fine until the door clicks shut, then the barking, the chewed slipper, the puddle by the gate. That is not spite, it is panic. Here is how to gently teach your dog that being alone is safe.
Training & Behavior21 August 20267 min read
How to Stop Your Dog Stealing Food From the Counter This Festival Season
Your dog cannot read a recipe, but it can smell the mutton curry from the next room. During festival season, a loaded kitchen counter is the biggest temptation of the year. Here is how to stop the stealing for good, without a single raised voice.
Training & Behavior20 August 20267 min read
How to Stop Your Dog Digging Up the Garden This Monsoon
Your dog vanishes into the flowerbed and comes back wearing half the garden. Digging in soft monsoon soil is normal, not spite, and it answers to the right plan. Here is how to redirect it without a fight.
Training & Behavior19 August 20267 min read
How to Stop Your Dog Begging at the Table This Festival Season
The puran poli is on the table, the guests keep sneaking treats, and your dog has learned that sad eyes pay off. Here is how to stop your dog begging at the table, calmly and for good, before the festival crowd arrives.
Training & Behavior18 August 20267 min read
How to Stop Your Puppy Biting: A Calm Guide for New Homes
Those needle teeth on your ankles are normal, not naughty, and they are one of the most trainable things a young dog does. Here is the one rule that teaches a soft mouth, the mistakes that make biting worse, and how to tell playful nipping from something that needs a vet.