So, you have mastered the commands of Leave it, and Watch Me (well you know them and so does the dog, but only in limited environments đ) You have even added the leash in the house and worked in the car, with the presence of…
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OK, this next blog is what follows after working in the car, in the parking lot of a big box pet retailer. You have gotten good at the Leave it/ Watch me command when your pooch is distracted by another dog, and wonder “how awesome…
Watch Me should be the first command people teach their dogs! Letâs face it, if you donât have a dogâs attention, teaching them anything else is pretty much futile. This is exactly what watch me is! I want to teach a dog that, with either…
So is there really a difference between Leave It and Wait? You better believe there is! I think both commands (cues) should be taught. The difference is that with Wait, the dog will eventually get the object in question, where Leave It means the dog…
I am writing the blog on this topic because a good friend of mine, Mark Garcia, recently had to answer this question himself. As the founder of www.muttzrus.com and owner of Keep it Simple Stupid (K.I.S.S.) dog training, I felt this topic needed to be…
Several months ago (or maybe longer) I wrote an article on âWhy Dogs Pull on the Leash.â And while it was well received, I left those who were already having issues with dogs that pulled on their leash to wait for the next article for…
Looking for a little âSelf Helpâ when it comes to the family dog? Not sure you want to hire a trainer yet but still want to do some âD.Y.I.â work with the dog? Well we have lots of books on all sorts of topics and…
I always get one particular question from folks when they find out I am a dog trainer. âWhat can I do to make my dog pay attention to me?â Well thatâs a bit like asking what a person can do to get better gas…
This post is about how to teach go to bed. If you have read my work, you know I believe in crate training, that is where go to bed comes in. It is a command that can be used to let your dog know it…
OK, one last way to work on leash reactivity with your dog, or as I like to think of it, paying attention to you vs. the distractions that used to send them over their threshold đ⊠PARK BENCH BINGO!!! Now to be fair letâs recap Read more â
So, you have mastered the commands of Leave it, and Watch Me (well you know them and so does the dog, but only in limited environments đ) You have even added the leash in the house and worked in the car, with the presence of Read more â
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