Dog Training Resources & GuidesFree lessons from your teachers
We’re teachers — we can’t help ourselves. Practical, no-nonsense guides to the questions every dog owner Googles at some point. New lessons added regularly.
Puppy BasicsHow to Crate Train a Puppy: A Teacher's Lesson PlanA step-by-step crate training lesson plan: choosing the right crate, making it a happy place, a schedule by age and the mistakes to avoid.Read the lesson 
Training GoalsWhat Is the Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Test?The AKC's Canine Good Citizen test explained: the 10 skills your dog is graded on, the advanced CGCA and CGCU levels, and how to prepare your dog to pass.Read the lesson 
BehaviorLeash Reactivity 101: Why Your Dog Barks and LungesWhy dogs bark and lunge on leash, what reactivity is (and isn't), the threshold concept every owner should know, and the first steps that actually help.Read the lesson
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About the library
Who writes these guides?
The Leash & Teach faculty — the same former educators turned trainers who teach our live programs. Everything published here reflects how we actually teach real clients, not content-mill filler.
Can I request a topic?
Please do — the best lesson ideas come from real questions. Send yours through the contact page and it goes straight into the lesson-planning pile. If enough families are asking, we write it.
Will reading these guides fix my dog's problem?
They'll give you a genuine head start — understanding why a behavior happens is half the work. But reading about training is like reading about piano: at some point you need practice and a teacher watching your hands. When you hit that point, the free mini session is where the teaching begins.
How often are new lessons published?
Regularly — we add new guides as our teachers write them, prioritizing whatever our clients are asking about most. Check back, or just ask us to cover something.