Jumping up may seem harmless, but it can quickly become an unwanted habit. Discover why dogs jump on people and how clear boundaries and consistent communication can help put an end to it.

Excessive dog barking is a learned, habitual behavior driven by a lack of structure rather than mere instinct, often resulting from dogs not respecting their owner's commands. To correct this, trainers advocate a consistent three-step process of marking the behavior, associating it with consequences like reduced freedom, and ignoring the dog until it is calm.

Spend enough time around dogs and one thing becomes very clear, very quickly. Dog fights don’t come out of nowhere.

They are built, moment by moment, through missed signals, rising pressure, and a complete misunderstanding of how dogs actually communicate.

If your dog pulls on the leash, there are countless reasons why. Your marker may not be clear, your dog may not be getting enough exercise, or it may feel the need to lead or protect. But there is one factor that can instantly change everything: the tool you’re using.

You cannot create clarity with tools that cause confusion. Yet many modern leashes and accessories are designed for appearance rather than function.

After working with thousands of dogs across every age, breed, and behavioral challenge imaginable, one truth has become clear: most training problems are not dog problems. They are communication failures.

Modern dog training often collapses because it treats dogs like small, emotional humans who need constant reassurance, explanation, and reward. Dogs do not learn this way. They learn through clarity, structure, predictability, and immediate feedback.

At Cherry Hoggs, we’re not neutral on kibble. We don’t believe it’s a reasonable default, we don’t think it supports long-term health, and we don’t condone it as a staple diet for dogs.  

Kibble exists because it is cheap, convenient, and easy to mass-produce. It exists because it can sit on a shelf for years without changing. What it does not exist for is to support canine biology in any meaningful way.  

Once you understand how kibble is made, what it contains, and how dogs respond to it over time, it becomes very difficult to justify feeding it at all.