It’s been since 2002 that my dog McCoy and I entered our first trial in competition Obedience. After that, I did both Rally and Obedience with all my dogs. When I started out, I really knew very little about what I was doing. Let me re-phrase that. I knew nothing. We did OK in the… Read More How To Improve Your Rally-O Runs
We all know that some dogs take to certain behaviours faster than others. Many of us want to believe that is it intelligence that causes this. I have another suggestion: The dog is not super motivated to do small, repetitive, unusual actions to accomplish something that doesn’t seem too interesting to him. When a dog… Read More Teaching The Stacking Pods
In the world of dog training there are so many views, options and practices that one could utilize to help with one’s dog. It really is mind-boggling when one goes to decide what to do or train. It is often drilled into the novice dog owner’s mind that going to training classes, where you are… Read More Easy Tips For Training The “Stubborn” Dog
Most of the time when we humans interact with our dogs we have the mindset that what we say goes. The dog must comply with our wishes even if it is something that the dog dislikes. This especially applies to things we HAVE to do to our dogs such as vet visits, nail clipping, grooming,… Read More Teaching Your Dog A “Consent” Behaviour
In this article we will discuss adding the sled to your training. You should already have your dog used to being around the sled while not attached to it, used to her harness and being able to pull ahead of you while you walk. If your dog is hesitant about the sled, you should be… Read More Recreational Dog Sledding – Adding The Sled
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