Training & Behavior Resources


Helpful resources for training, understanding dog behavior, and managing common foster challenges.

Need help with your dog's behavior?

Please reach out to your MLRR team early. We would much rather help with a concern before it becomes a bigger problem.

Training Resources

Approved Trainer Handout

A Sound Beginning Book Preview

A Sound Beginning Music

A Sound Beginning Training Package

A Sound Beginning Free Class

Crate Training 101

How to Help Your Dog Enjoy the Crate

Training Videos

A Sound Beginning Foster Home Training

How to Kiss a Dog

Common Foster Challenges

7 Quick Tips for Toilet Training

Four Housetraining Rules for Any Dog

Positive Housetraining With a Crate

Leash Walking – Part 1

Leash Walking – Part 2

Puppy Nipping

Dog Behavior & Body Language

Learning to recognize stress, fear, and discomfort can help prevent problems before they escalate.

Doggie Language

Body Language of Fear in Dogs

Calming Signals

Canine Ladder of Aggression

Canine Bite Levels

Reactivity Chart

Children & Safe Supervision

Family Paws – 5 Types of Supervision

How Kids Should Interact With Dogs

How Kids Should NOT Interact With Dogs

Questions About Behavior?

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Contact your MLRR team before a behavior concern becomes a bigger problem.

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