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February 2023 Issue: jumping and appropriate greetings, trouble getting on a harness with video and more
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 150 February 2023 Train My Dog: Jumping and appropriate greetings | Trouble getting a harness on your dog? Try a Harnessing Station | Helping Your Dog Refocus with the [...]
January 2023 Photos
Archived photos at https://photos.app.goo.gl/j5RWuzfFsfhjVsyZ8
A Gunner Story: A Hike and Trusting Your Dog
Gunner was my first Greyhound, adopted in December of 1993. I lost him in September 2000. He taught me a lot. And I like to sometimes reflect on the things I have learned from my [...]
Helping Your Dog Refocus with the Up & Down Game
Helping our dogs to return focus to us can be done in many different ways. One of those is the Up and Down Pattern Game from Leslie McDevitt. My number one request might very well [...]
Trouble getting a harness on your dog? Try a Harnessing Station
Some dogs can get their collars or harnesses or other equipment on with no issues. However, there are many dogs who struggle with getting equipment on, especially harnesses that go over their heads. A [...]
Jumping and appropriate greetings
This article is part of our E-book, ASK THE TRAINER: Answers to common questions about dog training and behavior issues, including jumping, leash manners, aggression, fearfulness, and more. [...]
January 2023 Issue: wait and release at gates, recall/come, choosing the right equipment and more
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 149 January 2023 Train My Dog: Wait and Release at Gate, One Dog at a Time | Recall/Come With Zooka and Blitzen | Choosing the Right Dog Training Equipment [...]
December 2022 Photos
Archived photos at https://photos.app.goo.gl/m3WoSAkBgoo8iZBN9
The Blitzen Bulletin: October, November & December 2022
Blitzen's October, November and December were mostly better than his previous few months. We see signs of some possible progress with medication. Too soon to say for sure, but things are looking more promising [...]
Touch or Nose Target
I like to teach cues that have a variety of uses. When we have versatile cues, we can get a lot more bang for our buck. One example of a versatile cues is TOUCH. [...]
Wait and Release at Gate, One Dog at a Time
Releasing dogs from a Wait one at a time by name is a pretty advanced Wait. We'll show you a group of five dogs who can do it. Wait is a cue that I [...]
Recall/Come with Zooka and Blitzen
What does a Recall or Come look like with my own dogs? You can see it here in this video. If you've done any group classes with me, especially Puppy Preschool or Basic Training, [...]
December 2022 Issue: the suit story, the Blitzen Bulletin, teaching “out” and setting your dog up for success over the holidays
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 148 December 2022 Train My Dog: A Jahzara Story: The Suit | “Out” is a useful cue with your dog when preparing your holiday meal | Set your dog [...]
A Jahzara Story: The Suit
Jahzara was one of our Greyhounds. She was born in April 2002. We fostered her starting in October 2003 and officially adopted her two months later. We lost her in May 2012. She taught me [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: August & September 2022
Blitzen's August & September 2022 were not quite as stressful as his July, but no big strides forward either. We had some ups and downs with his growling and snapping over things like putting on [...]
The Blitzen Bulletin: July 2022
The month of July 2022 was a rough one for Blitzen. This month had some serious (temporary) escalations in his behaviors and also a bout of sickness. For the first couple of weeks after his [...]
November 2022 Issue: pet me now, dog doesn't like being petted by visitors, dogs and holiday traditions and teaching your dog a new holiday trick
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 147 November 2022 Train My Dog: A Jahzara Story: Pet Me NOW! | Dog doesn’t like being petted by visitors | Are your dogs part of your holiday traditions? [...]
Dog doesn't like being petted by visitors
What do you do when your dog does not like being petted by visitors? Some dogs love visitors. Some do not. Some have bitten visitors. Some have not bitten. Yet. This is just one of [...]
A Jahzara Story: Pet Me NOW!
Jahzara was one of our Greyhounds. She was born in April 2002. We fostered her starting in October 2003 and officially adopted her two months later. We lost her in May 2012. She taught me [...]