Editorial Policy

Our guides are drafted with the help of AI. Each draft is written to a fixed brief: the breed's temperament, energy and common challenges, the skill being taught, and the training principles below. Drafts then go through automated checks — for example, that a guide uses reward-based methods only, uses the standard names of training techniques, and tells readers when to bring in a professional.

Every guide is checked by the dogs.academy editors before it is published. Drafts that haven't passed review are never shown to readers. When we revise a guide, the "Updated" date at the top of the page changes.

Every guide teaches with positive reinforcement: rewarding the behavior you want, managing the environment so mistakes are less likely, and building skills in small steps. We don't recommend shock, prong or choke collars, leash corrections, or any other method that relies on pain, fear or intimidation.

This follows the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior's position statement on humane dog training, which concludes that reward-based methods should be used for all dog training and that aversive methods should not be used. The same standard applies to the YouTube videos we recommend: videos that show aversive tools or methods are excluded.

Beyond the AVSAB statement, we check breed traits and training advice against public resources such as the American Kennel Club's training library and breed standards, and the guidance of professional bodies for trainers and behavior consultants such as the CCPDT and the IAABC. Breed descriptions are general tendencies — individual dogs vary.

Our guides are general education. They can't assess your individual dog and are not a substitute for a certified professional dog trainer, a certified behavior consultant, or a veterinary behaviorist. Guides on sensitive topics — aggression, resource guarding, separation anxiety, fear and reactivity — say when to get professional help. If your dog has bitten, shows sudden behavior changes, or may be in pain, start with your veterinarian.

If you spot a mistake, outdated advice, or anything that seems unsafe, please email l3rundong@gmail.com with the page address. We review every report; when a change is needed we correct the guide and its “Updated” date reflects the change.

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