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This article contains some helpful do’s and dont’s for how to housebreak a [...] Some dogs are natural retrievers, but if your dog isn’t and you would like to train a great retrieve for a competition or service dog, there are several ways of training this. I like to start by targeting an object. (See Clicker Lesson #3: Hand Touch). The following is a 6 week plan to start [...] Last night I watched a program on PBS about the Canine Assistant Program called “Through a Dogs Eyes. 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 [...] 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 [...] 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 [...] 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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