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
There is confusion about the definition of “heeling” as it pertains to dog training. The original meaning, and correct one, refers to the formal heel, which has been used in competition for decades, in both retrieving and competition obedience. It was also traditionally trained with force. The dog was collar corrected each time he went… Read More Heeling Made Simple – The Front Foot Target
Here in our area of the country, it’s time to start thinking about introducing our new dogs to pulling a sled. We use the ELSA kick sled that was originally designed for humans but has been adapted for dogs and works very well. (This is not a sponsored post and we do not receive any… Read More R+ Recreational Dog Sledding – Starting Out
One of the obstacles that many people with dogs run up against is finding the time or the desire to train, i.e. motivation. We humans like instant results. We have trouble seeing the benefit of doing something which will only result in changes far into the future (or what we perceive as being far into… Read More How To Motivate Yourself To Train Your Dog
In this post I am departing somewhat from the training and talking about books. I love those things too, not just dogs. Being a professional training instructor, one would think that I have hundreds of books on dog. Strangely, I do not. I have found that there are a few really important books that have… Read More Five Great Books To Explain Dog Training Better
