To learn about dog training, watch an athlete train. When you watch professional sports, even amateur sports at top competitive levels, you probably are not thinking about how the genetics of the athletes can influence endurance and natural ability. You probably also are not thinking about the hours, days, weeks and years of fitness and skill training each athlete has committed to, to strengthen and perfect his or her game. [Read more…] about To Learn About Dog Training, Watch An Athlete Train
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Teaching Your Dog To Come
If you want to teach your dog to come quickly when called (also called teaching your dog recall), it is important to ask yourself, “How can I make that choice the most awesome choice for my dog in that moment?” Remember, from your dog’s perspective, it’s all about consequences. Below I share some dog training tips to help you with the process. [Read more…] about Teaching Your Dog To Come
Good Dog Training Habits Build Good Dog Manners
In my dog training, I help such a broad range of people to have a well-mannered dog or with help for their dog’s behavioral issues like fear. Much of how I do that is coaching people on how to train their dog more effectively. Good dog training habits build good dog manners. [Read more…] about Good Dog Training Habits Build Good Dog Manners
Why Your Dog Only Leaves It For Dinner
Two of the foundation behaviors I like to teach are recall (coming when called) and leave it or wait (meaning leave something alone).
Often a dog will learn to come to the cue of TREAT or will wait for his dinner upon hearing the cue LEAVE IT, but will not reliably do those behaviors at other times. I hear from pet owners about how their dog is really great at sitting while they prepare their dog’s meal and waiting until the food bowl is on the ground to go to it. I also often hear about dogs that will come quickly when called with a cue that is something like, “Treat!” or “Greenie!”.
However, those same people do not have reliability when it comes to asking their dog to come with any other word at any other time; and they do not have reliability when it comes to their dog waiting to greet visitors or to grab something from the ground.
Why Your Dog May Only ‘Leave It’ When It Comes To Dinner
Well, for one, in those specific circumstances, pet owners are very motivated to teach their dog what they want their dog to do. They are focused on getting the outcome they want to see. [Read more…] about Why Your Dog Only Leaves It For Dinner
Stop Repeating Cues In Dog Training
Just a friendly reminder. If you are needing to repeat your cue over and over, louder and louder, stop and give it some thought.
Making Less Probable Behaviors…More Probable
A client was telling me the other day how her dog has become so drawn to their basement. She told me there really isn’t much down there but her dog runs down the stairs at top speed, then either with or without a toy runs laps. Typically, her dog will solicit play more frequently in the basement too. Clearly that has become a place associated with a lot of energy and a place of very high value to her dog. [Read more…] about Making Less Probable Behaviors…More Probable