In the Press

Time to show your positive training pride? Now there's a way to do that! T-shirts and hoodies and items galore are now available through Spreadshirt, with more designs to come. You can visit anytime using the "New! Shirt store!" link on this site, and here's a direct...

I'm on home turf! Been wanting to know how you can apply the Play Way and deal with the bogeyman your dog has? Come down to see me in Novato, as the Marin Humane hosts me for my local people!  I’ll be there October 7-8, 2017, in their fantastic auditorium. Topic is my...

It's fall, and I'm back on the seminar circuit!  I'll announce them here as each one opens registration so you all can know if I'm in your area.  Come down to see me in Corvallis, as Julie Flanery of Wonderdogs hosts me for a second time!  I'll be there September...

The FDSA podcast has Amy as a guest this time, and we talk dogs, chickens, jealousy and why it’s important to be an independent thinker as a dog trainer.

Hannah Branigan’s amazing new podcast gets a visit from Amy! They talk about emotions and training, and how important it is to keep your learner in a good learning space.

What’s the emotional connection between dogs and humans? KALW’s Chris Hoff explored that relationship with Amy Cook. She is a researcher in dog cognition in the Psychology Department of UC Berkeley and has trained dogs for 20 years. AMY COOK: We make these big...

What is reactivity?  Ask three trainers and you’ll get three answers. Is it aggression? Is it arousal? Is it out-of-control friendliness and frustration? Most of these answers center around the underlying motivation, which we are certainly free to guess at, but if we...

Fearful dog behavior can be quite a challenge to live with and witness. It’s both frustrating and heartbreaking to watch a fearful dog navigate a world populated with scary sights and sounds. Our hearts go out to these poor shy creatures that are often even afraid of...

Not all graduate students follow a traditional path to academia, but most don’t get their start by training their future professor’s dog. When Dr. Amy Cook took on a new dog training client in 2005, it turned out the client was UC Berkeley Psychology professor and...