Training tools & education
Explore practical training guides, educational articles, and products selected to help you communicate more clearly, practice more effectively, and enjoy everyday life with your dog.
Training is easier when you have the right tools. Explore products selected by Juan to support safe, practical, and enjoyable training at home and in real-life environments.
Product availability and pricing are determined by the retailer and may change.
Two handles provide everyday walking length and closer control when passing people, dogs or traffic.
Why it may help
Two handles provide everyday walking length and closer control when passing people, dogs or traffic.
Best For
Everyday walks and close control
Allows dogs to practice recall and controlled freedom without being completely off leash. Hi Kiss offers multiple lengths and is commonly recommended for recall training.
Why it may help
Allows dogs to practice recall and controlled freedom without being completely off leash. Hi Kiss offers multiple lengths and is commonly recommended for recall training.
Best For
Recall training and controlled freedom
Its multiple adjustment points help create a more individualized fit.
Why it may help
Its multiple adjustment points help create a more individualized fit.
Best For
Dogs that need a customized fit
Sizing or safety note
Measure your dog and adjust every strap for a secure fit.
A front-attachment option that may help owners manage pulling while teaching better leash skills. Proper sizing is essential.
Why it may help
A front-attachment option that may help owners manage pulling while teaching better leash skills. Proper sizing is essential.
Best For
Dogs learning not to pull
Sizing or safety note
Proper sizing is essential for comfort and safety.
Improves visibility during early-morning and evening walks.
Why it may help
Improves visibility during early-morning and evening walks.
Best For
Early-morning and evening walks
Keeps rewards accessible so owners can reinforce good decisions immediately.
Why it may help
Keeps rewards accessible so owners can reinforce good decisions immediately.
Best For
Training sessions and classes
A simple pouch for everyday training sessions and walks.
Why it may help
A simple pouch for everyday training sessions and walks.
Best For
Everyday training and walks
Small pieces allow frequent reinforcement without giving the dog a large treat each time.
Why it may help
Small pieces allow frequent reinforcement without giving the dog a large treat each time.
Best For
Frequent reinforcement during training
Sizing or safety note
Consider your dog's dietary restrictions.
Useful for more challenging exercises or distracting environments. Introduce gradually and consider dietary restrictions.
Why it may help
Useful for more challenging exercises or distracting environments. Introduce gradually and consider dietary restrictions.
Best For
Challenging exercises and distractions
Sizing or safety note
Introduce gradually and consider dietary restrictions.
The elevated surface gives the dog a clear physical boundary for practicing PLACE and calm behavior.
Why it may help
The elevated surface gives the dog a clear physical boundary for practicing PLACE and calm behavior.
Best For
Place training and calm practice
A useful option for patios, backyards and warm-weather training.
Why it may help
A useful option for patios, backyards and warm-weather training.
Best For
Patios, backyards and warm weather
Helps prevent unwanted behavior from being rehearsed while the dog is learning household routines.
Why it may help
Helps prevent unwanted behavior from being rehearsed while the dog is learning household routines.
Best For
Managing space while training
Provides a defined rest and management space when properly sized and introduced gradually.
Why it may help
Provides a defined rest and management space when properly sized and introduced gradually.
Best For
Crate training and rest routines
Sizing or safety note
Choose the correct size and introduce the crate gradually.
Can be filled with appropriate food or treats to provide a structured enrichment activity. KONG describes it as a natural-rubber, stuffable toy with an unpredictable bounce.
Why it may help
Can be filled with appropriate food or treats to provide a structured enrichment activity. KONG describes it as a natural-rubber, stuffable toy with an unpredictable bounce.
Best For
Structured enrichment and calm time
Sizing or safety note
Supervise use and choose the right size for your dog.
Its open design makes filling and cleaning easier, and it can hold kibble or appropriate soft food.
Why it may help
Its open design makes filling and cleaning easier, and it can hold kibble or appropriate soft food.
Best For
Mealtime enrichment and slow feeding
Provides a supervised licking activity during appropriate calm routines, grooming or settling practice.
Why it may help
Provides a supervised licking activity during appropriate calm routines, grooming or settling practice.
Best For
Calm routines and settling practice
Sizing or safety note
Always supervise your dog while using a licking mat.
Encourages dogs to use their noses to locate food and offers an alternative to feeding from a regular bowl.
Why it may help
Encourages dogs to use their noses to locate food and offers an alternative to feeding from a regular bowl.
Best For
Nose work and calm feeding
Provides a supervised problem-solving activity with adjustable difficulty.
Why it may help
Provides a supervised problem-solving activity with adjustable difficulty.
Best For
Supervised problem-solving play
Sizing or safety note
Use under supervision and adjust difficulty gradually.
Makes it easier to provide water during walks, parks and real-world training outings.
Why it may help
Makes it easier to provide water during walks, parks and real-world training outings.
Best For
Walks, parks and training outings
Lightweight option for water or food while traveling.
Why it may help
Lightweight option for water or food while traveling.
Best For
Travel and outings
Helps owners manage dogs during vehicle transportation; compatibility and correct fit should be checked carefully.
Why it may help
Helps owners manage dogs during vehicle transportation; compatibility and correct fit should be checked carefully.
Best For
Safer car travel
Sizing or safety note
Check vehicle compatibility and correct fit carefully.
Useful for keeping walks and bathroom routines manageable during rainy weather.
Why it may help
Useful for keeping walks and bathroom routines manageable during rainy weather.
Best For
Rainy-day walks and routines
