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Clicker Lesson #5 - Close the drawer/door

You can teach your dog to be a service dog; open and close doors, drawers,  turn on or off light switches, push in the chair – the possibilities are endless.  In order to work on this lesson your dog should already be good at the hand touch, so now:

Stick a post it or piece of [...]

Loose Leash Walking

In Clicker Lesson 4 you learned how to get your dog to target your hand to BEGIN teaching loose leash walking (I like to teach the harder version of walking by your side first). But sometimes, you might not care if he is right by your side. It is OK for the dog to be [...]

Dog won't come without treats

Sara’s Problem: Tucker a 1 year old Basset Hound won’t come into the house when called. Sara has to tell him she has a treat to get him.  She would have to say,  ” Come Tucker, I have a treat,” and Tucker would come running in.   Sara is concerned about having to bribe Tucker with [...]

Patience Pays

A lot of people are very impatient with their dogs.  They get annoyed when he doesn’t perform  in public the same way he does at home.  I hear, “but he knows this, he’s just being stubborn,” or, “He just doesn’t pay attention to me when other dogs are around.”  So here are some tips on how to [...]