‘How To’ Guides
These practical, informative and philosophical guides are meant to help you understand your dog more deeply and communicate with your dog more clearly. For occasional high quality thoughts and tips in your inbox, sign up for The Naked Dog’s Nude Letter.
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'How To' Guide
- Mar 7, 2025 How To Find A Dog Walker
- Oct 24, 2022 How to change your life with the 'wait' command
- Aug 23, 2021 How to pet a dog
- Jan 20, 2021 How to prepare your dog for baby
- Dec 31, 2019 How to go on a great walk
- Sep 17, 2019 How to politely greet guests at the door
- Jul 12, 2019 How to correctly put on the Mendota slip lead
- May 2, 2019 How to potty train your dog: a very thorough guide to housebreaking
- Feb 20, 2019 How to make your dog’s crate a great place
- Feb 6, 2019 How to teach your dog to fetch
- Feb 4, 2019 How to build a solid recall command: teaching your dog 'come'
- Jan 29, 2019 How to pick command words: a vocabulary lessons for dogs
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A Perspective Pivot
- Apr 22, 2026 Why dog owners mistake stress for happiness
- Sep 11, 2024 What does your dog's lean really mean?
- May 4, 2023 How to make human friends (so your dog can be your dog!)
- May 1, 2023 Why 'how do I get my dog to stop barking?' isn't the right question
- Feb 1, 2023 Every dog is "reactive" (and every person is, too)
- Jan 17, 2023 Zoomies can be deadly
- Dec 10, 2022 Are we misusing the eCollar?
- Oct 11, 2022 Giving and receiving mindfully with dogs
- Sep 25, 2022 A Dog's Hierarchy of Needs
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Dog Philosophy
- Oct 20, 2022 The reasons people DON'T sign up for dog training
- Oct 4, 2022 You can't always get what you want
- Jan 27, 2022 How to avoid shoving your dog (or why corrections are kind)
- Jul 29, 2021 European dogs are better (and it’s all our fault)
- Jun 19, 2019 Dog's Bill of Rights
- May 3, 2019 What kind of dog are you creating?
- Jan 30, 2019 dog….Dog…DOG!
- Jan 27, 2019 If you whisper to dogs, you must be very quiet
- Sep 11, 2018 When commands trail off...
- Jul 20, 2018 Our favorite 4-lettered word is C-A-L-M
- Jul 20, 2018 Everyone lies on social media, even dogs!
- Jul 18, 2018 If it ain't workin', stop doing it!
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Dog interactions
- Jan 14, 2021 Dog Dating: How to Pick the Right Playmate
- Aug 1, 2019 How to read and greet other dogs
- Jun 6, 2019 My dog doesn't want to meet your dog
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Health
- Aug 25, 2021 How to know when it's time to let go
- Mar 2, 2019 Picking the best food for your dog
- Feb 19, 2019 Every dog poops - What makes a good one?
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New Dog
- Jul 19, 2019 Tips on adopting the right rescue dog
- May 16, 2019 Choosing the right breeder
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Personal Essays
- Dec 19, 2022 Loving Harley for who she was
- Dec 19, 2022 The beach dog who walked me through grief
- Oct 12, 2022 On the passing of my dog, Harley
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Puppy
- Jun 6, 2019 Your Definitive New Puppy Shopping List
- May 2, 2019 How to potty train your dog: a very thorough guide to housebreaking
- Feb 20, 2019 How to make your dog’s crate a great place
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Recommendations
- Nov 17, 2023 Dog Holiday Prep Guide
- Oct 19, 2023 How To De-spook Halloween 🎃
- Mar 2, 2021 Some of Our Favorite Trails
- Feb 12, 2021 Pro tips for ID tags
- Jan 20, 2021 Is your dog a good houseguest?
- Feb 18, 2020 Thinking of getting an eCollar? How to start out the right way
- Jun 19, 2019 Summer in Austin (used to be) the perfect time to go for a swim!
- Feb 1, 2019 A few of our favorite things
- Dec 15, 2018 So you want to board your dog?
- Aug 2, 2018 The short goodbye... Proper etiquette for leaving your dog