Senior Dog Training & Cognitive Care

Back to home Home Guides Dog Training Tips Senior dog training & care Dog Training Tips Senior dog training & care Older dogs can learn new tricks — and should. Cognitive work slows decline. Sort by Recommended Title: A–Z Title: Z–A Skill: Easiest first Skill: Hardest first Intermediate Senior dog cognitive health: a complete guide Recognize DISHA signs and build a daily brain-work routine. Beginner Brain food for senior dogs Omega-3s, MCTs, and the nutrition that supports aging cognition. Advanced Cognitive decline in senior dogs What canine cognitive dysfunction looks like — and doesn't. Other training topics Puppy basics Potty training Adult & rescue dogs Behavior & body language Cognition & intelligence Enrichment & games Back to the full training tips hub Training works better when it fits your dog's mind Dognition's science-based assessment reveals how your dog actually thinks across five cognitive dimensions — so you can pick the tips that will land, and skip the ones that won't. Assess Your Dog Based on the work of Dr. Brian Hare & Vanessa Woods Every Dognition guide, assessment, and blog post is grounded in the research and methodologies of Dr. Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods at the Duke Canine Cognition Center. Their work established that "smart" isn't one number — dogs think across five distinct cognitive dimensions, and the best training matches the method to the mind. Book · 2013 The Genius of Dogs How dogs are smarter than you think — the founding text on canine cognitive science. Read more Book · 2024 Puppy Kindergarten The Duke Puppy Kindergarten study — how the first 16 weeks shape a dog for life (as covered by The New York Times). Read the NYT feature