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Free tips on training & living with a dog

If your dog is annoying you in many ways these are fun, easy ways to change the way your dog gets yo

For one week or more prior to your first class, or if you find his good behavior slipping for any reason (busy schedule, well-intentioned sabotage from indulgent friends or family, or stressful times) it is helpful to hand feed your dog for doing simple obedience tricks or new fun skills like fetch or roll over.


Dole out a few pieces at a time of high-quality dry or specialty dog food for paying attention to you in a polite way, or for learning or practicing his tricks, throughout the day & evening.  You end up giving him his full ration of food without using the dog food bowl. 


If you are limited in time at home due to your work hours or other responsibilities, do this just for the evening meal or whenever works for you. 


This also helps a new dog bond to you faster. Dole it out a piece at a time or a handful at a time for doing useful tricks and demonstrating better manners.


After beginner and intermediate levels, go on to our advanced classes for more agility and obedience fun that make with your pet even more entertaining!

Tips condensed from our handouts, and others shared with permission of author or Association of Professional Dog Trainers. 

Best Paw Forward Inc. co-founder & head trainer P.J. Lacette is APDT Charter Member 15


This page is open to the public. Registered BPF students also get the extensive custom handouts on the Student handouts page. There is also a special thank you item free when students let us know they have created their own personal passwords to download & read their handouts.

House Training Tips, by P.J. Lacette (pdf)

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Nervous Dogs & Fireworks, Storms, Gunfire by P.J. Lacette (pdf)

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Bad Breath in Dogs by P.J. Lacette (pdf)

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HOLIDAY PET SAFETY TIPS (pdf)

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General safety tips (pdf)

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More Housebreaking/Housetraining, Jumping Up

Housetraining - Dunbar (pdf)

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Housetraining, APDT (pdf)

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Jumping for Joy - Dunbar (pdf)

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Stand trick

Check out this great video to teach a "stand" trick  - useful for taking cute pics and wearing costumes

Chewing, Safe Confinement, Crate Training

Chewing, APDT (pdf)

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Destructive Chewing - Dunbar (pdf)

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Crate Training - Dunbar (pdf)

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Crate-training, APDT (pdf)

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Leaving Your Dog Home Alone - Dunbar (pdf)

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Leash Manners, Barking

Walking On Leash - Dunbar (pdf)

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Barking - Dunbar (pdf)

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Barking, APDT (pdf)

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Puppy Training

Benefits of Training Your Dog, APDT (pdf)

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BEFORE_You_Get_Your_Puppy - Dunbar (pdf)

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AFTER You Get Your Puppy - Dunbar (pdf)

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Puppy Training, fun, easy way to get a lot of learning done (pdf)

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PuppyBiting - Dunbar (pdf)

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Socialization, APDT (pdf)

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Obedience Tricks for fun and manners

Benefits of Training Your Dog, APDT (pdf)

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Guidelines For Teaching Self Control - Clothier (pdf)

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Hyper Dog - Dunbar (pdf)

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Green Eggs And Ham And Dog Training - Clothier (pdf)

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Come-Sit-Down-Stay - Dunbar (pdf)

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Down, 25 uses, APDT (pdf)

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Come, 15 uses, APDT (pdf)

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10 Tips For Problem Behaviour - Clothier (pdf)

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Real Life Training (pdf)

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Sit, 25 Uses, APDT (pdf)

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Tricks, 20 Uses,APDT (pdf)

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Wait&Stay, 20 Uses, APDT (pdf)

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Motivational Retrieve - BPF (pdf)

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Fading A Target For Utility Go Outs & Agility Obstacles (pdf)

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BPF Scent Article Handout (pdf)

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Children & Dogs

Children-and-dogs APDT (pdf)

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Dogs and Children - Dunbar (pdf)

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Selecting a Dog for a Family with Children (pdf)

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Fearful, bossy, shy, nervous, aggressive?

Clicker training (zip)

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Fear Of People, Shy Dogs - Dunbar (pdf)

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Fighting With Dogs - Dunbar (pdf)

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Common dog training myths (pdf)

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Dominance & dog training (pdf)

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Leadership Basics - Clothier (pdf)

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Dog safety, socialization

First-aid (pdf)

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Summer (pdf)

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Pool (pdf)

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Wildlife (pdf)

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Socialization (pdf)

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General safety tips (pdf)

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Group-class safety, (pdf)

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HOLIDAY PET SAFETY TIPS from BPF for vets, rescue groups, clubs (pdf)

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Holiday, (pdf)

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Disaster (pdf)

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Travel (pdf)

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Winter (pdf)

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Training methods, food training

APDT group class tips (pdf)

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APDT Help Your Dog Love the Vet (pdf)

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APDT Recommended Books for Pet Dog Owners (pdf)

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APDT teach dog to play with toys (pdf)

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APDT training on tv (pdf)

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