Having a puppy is one of the greatest things, until the moment you realize that you actually need to raise the puppy to be a well-behaved adult dog. One of the most important skills your puppy can learn, and one of the easiest to teach is an attention or focus skill. Items … [Read more...] about Puppy Training and Attention Skills
Training
Using Your Happy Voice
Are you aware of how you sound when you are training your dog? The reason I ask is that this summer at a dog blogging event I witnessed a fellow blogger scolding her dog for behavior that was a little unruly. And it made me wonder, ' If she is treating her dog this way in public, … [Read more...] about Using Your Happy Voice
Learning Left and Right in Agility
Having your dog learn left and right is not only great for agility, but can be used for many other venues also. It can also make for a cute parlor trick too! Teaching left and right is easy. There are many different ways to teach this, but my favorite is starting out with a … [Read more...] about Learning Left and Right in Agility
Hind End Awareness
It may be hard to believe, but some dogs are not completely aware they have two back legs. That's when training for hind end awareness is important. I remember when Riley was little she had no idea what to do with her rear legs. This became evident one day when she jumped in … [Read more...] about Hind End Awareness
Clicker Training – Your Dog Will Thank You
It doesn't matter if your dog is 5 months old or 5 years old, clicker training your dog provides a fast effective method for training. Why Clicker Training? If you are looking for positively based methods to teach basic behaviors and solve problems look no further than clicker … [Read more...] about Clicker Training – Your Dog Will Thank You