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The Truth About Board & Train Programs | Will Bangura, Dog Behaviorist

2026-06-0615:48

Text Me Your Questions Are you considering sending your dog to a board-and-train program? Before you do, listen to this episode. In this episode of Dog Training Today, Will Bangura, M.S., CAB-ICB, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP, explains why board-and-train programs often fail to create lasting behavior change, especially for dogs struggling with aggression, reactivity, anxiety, fears, phobias, and separation anxiety. Many board-and-train programs promise fast results, but are those results true...

Fireworks Anxiety in Dogs: The Science-Based Guide Every Pet Parent Needs | Will Bangura, Certified Canine Behaviorist

2026-05-3029:10

Text Me Your Questions Fireworks can turn the Fourth of July into a terrifying experience for many dogs. Trembling, hiding, pacing, excessive panting, drooling, escape attempts, and panic are not signs of stubbornness or disobedience. They are signs of genuine fear, anxiety, and, in many cases, noise phobia. In this episode of Dog Training Today, Certified Canine Behaviorist Will Bangura explains the science behind fireworks anxiety in dogs and why so many dogs struggle during Independence Da...

Are Low-Level E-Collars Safe? What the New Neuroscience Reveals About Dogs | Will Bangura

2026-05-2219:45

Text Me Your Questions Will Bangura, M.S., CAB-ICB, CBCC-KA, CPDT-KA, FDM, FFCP, internationally certified canine behaviorist and dog aggression expert, discusses what modern neuroscience reveals about low-level e-collars, shock collars, punishment-based dog training, canine stress responses, emotional learning, fear conditioning, and behavior suppression. In this episode, Will explains the difference between outward obedience and true emotional rehabilitation, why suppressed behavior is not ...

When Dogs Guard People: Resource Guarding a Pet Parent

2026-04-2901:05:18

Text Me Your Questions In this episode of Will Bangura’s Dog Training Today, dog behaviorist Will Bangura explains one of the most misunderstood forms of resource guarding: when a dog guards access to a pet parent, family member, couch, bed, lap, or preferred person. Many pet parents describe this behavior as jealousy, protectiveness, or loyalty. However, when a dog stiffens, blocks, growls, snaps, lunges, or bites as another dog, spouse, child, visitor, or family member approaches, the behav...

Balanced Training Myths - Positive Reinforcement Truths

2025-10-0638:41

Text Me Your Questions In this episode of Will Bangura’s Dog Training Today, dog behaviorist Will Bangura breaks down the myth of “balanced training” and explains why punishment, corrections, and aversive tools often suppress behavior without changing the underlying emotional state driving the behavior. Many pet parents are told that dogs need corrections to become reliable. In reality, dogs struggling with aggression, reactivity, fear, or anxiety often need emotional safety, clear communicat...

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