THIS HURTS! Giving a chomper food is painful. My dog Raven needed to take a step back in training for me to re-teach her how to take training food with ease. So I stopped training the behavior we were working on, and for a couple of sessions, we worked on taking the dog training food nicely and in a polite manner minus any pain to my palm. I wiped some chicken fat on my palm, and offered her my palm. {Read More}
Spatial Dog Training
May 3, 2017 By
Like any dog, my new rescued Dobermann, Emile, is learning from both me and the environment. She’s curious and cautious, which is a good combination. When she first arrived, her house manners were scant because, I believe, she hadn’t been in a house before. She would quickly turn around so hard and fast that she gave no credence to what was behind her. The last time she did this, she’d slammed her head into a door. I was worried about {Read More}
Impulse Control Training
April 25, 2017 By
I love my board-and-train clients. Everyone of them brings a unique personality, special interests, and challenges to their training program. I see similiarities within breeds and differences from dog-to-dog. I’ve yet to meet a Labrador Retriever, for example, who would turn her back on a ball or interesting toy. What’s interesting in a toy depends on them! Then there are dogs whose interest in toys is dilute. With that said, the training games I use to help each dog learn {Read More}
