Feb 26, 2021
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How do you decide when to use a clicker and what to use it for in dog training? That’s a question recently asked on my Instagram and what we’re covering in this episode. Is a clicker a good choice for your dog, or you as a trainer, or for the behavior you want to train?
In the...
Feb 24, 2021
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We’re talking about trick training for dogs; it’s fun and easy! Can you remember the very first thing you trained a dog to do and how you went about training it? The first thing I trained a dog to do was to dance. It was when I was a kid with our family dog, Tina the Poodle. Training...
Feb 17, 2021
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I’ve been thinking about stress and how we deal with it. Consider your dog and any challenges you might have in your training. Those challenges could be creating anxiety for you, and your dog will pick up on your emotions. You are not alone if you find yourself stressing about your...
Feb 12, 2021
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Resource Guarding between dogs is a big topic. It’s also one of the
most requested for me to cover on my podcast. Over the past week,
my six-month-old puppy has started attacking some of the other dogs
in my household over resources. It’s a good time for me to share
what I am doing to...
Feb 10, 2021
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Have you ever asked your dog to do something, and he does the opposite? Have you ever thought “but he knows it!”. Maybe he raided something from the kitchen, and when you ask him to drop it, he swallows whatever he has. Or perhaps when you call him, he runs the other way. In Agility,...