Last night I watched a program on PBS about the Canine Assistant Program called “Through a Dogs Eyes.
All the of the training is positive, based on targeting (see clicker lessons) and relationship building; what we teach in our classes. These service dogs live at “school” for 18 months and are extremely well socialized. If you [...]
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For most dogs, loose leash walking can be a challenge to teach. There is always something exciting out there that your dog thinks he must get to in a hurry. Even dogs that are great at leash walking most of the time get excited and pull their owners sometimes! If you are getting frustrated with your [...] Everyone knows someone who has a lovable, well behaved, polite, thinking dog. And if your dog is rowdy, doesn’t respond to you, does his own thing, or gets into trouble you might think your dog is a lemon and your friends dog is a gem. While each dog has special traits or hard wiring prone to breed, experience [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] Pick up a few tips on what you can use to motivate your dog and keep his attention when you are [...] This lesson covers teaching your dog to target a moving object. It is a helpful step towards teaching a dog to heel or walk on a loose leash using clicker training. [...] Fly doing a hand touch HAND TARGET: Lets get the dog to do something. How about touch your hand with his nose? Teaching your dog to touch something with his nose can be really really helpful and is a must for all service dogs. 1. Flash your empty hand a few inches in front of your [...] |
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