Welcome to North Star Canines: 5 Training Principles Every Dog Owner Should Know

Hi, and welcome! Whether you found us because you're bringing home a new puppy, wrestling with a stubborn habit in your adult dog, or just curious about better ways to communicate with your best friend — you're in the right place.

This is our very first blog post, so consider it an introduction: to us, to how we think about dog training, and to the kind of help you can expect to find here going forward.

Before we get into specific techniques and problem-solving (that's coming in future posts), we want to share the five core principles that guide everything we do. Understanding these will make every tip, tutorial, and troubleshooting guide on this blog make a lot more sense.