Some of you may know that I am actually a “professional dog trainer” — which means that I train dogs. I am also a dog training instructor and I instruct online. I used to be an in-person dog training instructor, but I stopped doing that because I wanted to focus on improving my own skills as a… Read More How To Become The Person Your Dog Thinks You Are
One behaviour that a dog needs to know without fail is “Sit”. Sit is probably the most common behaviour that is taught to dogs by their humans. A good sit is important because it is a basic behaviour that can help a dog learn self control, especially around heavy distractions or things that the dog… Read More Teaching Your Dog A REALLY Good Sit
Remember how I recently wrote a blog post about how to avoid making mistakes while training? Well,… So I was working with Tommy on the Balance Beam this week and we all know how when I make a mistake I will own up to it and usually post what happened. Well, this mistake is actually… Read More More About Training Errors – Opportunities To Learn
The Problem Several years ago, at the nearby National Park, there was an incident where a small dog jumped out of his human’s car into the bison enclosure and ran off into the forest. This dog was from out of the country, and his humans looked for him for a while and then had to return… Read More Training By”Default”
Four years ago there was a sad day in our little group. Our long time friend Cyndee, my aunt’s dog passed over the rainbow bridge. Cyndee was sick for a while, had stopped eating and wasn’t enjoying anything for several days, so my aunt made the decision in the morning to take her to the… Read More A Sad Day, But One Up For Clicker Training
