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May 2023 Photos
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May 2023 Issue: Loose Leash Walking Mashup Part 2
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 153 May 2023 Train My Dog: Good leash manners prevent injuries | Dealing with your dog’s distractions: Zooka on a walk edition | Is your dog biting the leash? [...]
April 2023 Photos
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April 2023 Issue: Loose Leash Walking Mashup
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 152 April 2023 Train My Dog: Loose Leash Walking, Part 1 | Loose Leash Walking, Part 2 | Loose Leash Walking Short Line | Walk the dinosaur – I [...]
March 2023 Photos
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March 2023 Issue: boredom, learning at your own pace and digging
IN THIS ISSUE ISSUE # 151 March 2023 Train My Dog: Boredom | A Joxer Story: Everyone, Including Dogs, Learns at Their Own Pace | How Do I Stop My Dog From Digging? | [...]
February 2023 Photos
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A Joxer Story: Everyone, Including Dogs, Learns at Their Own Pace
Everyone learns at their own pace. No one clarified that better for me than my Smooth Coat Collie, Joxer. I adopted Joxer through a Collie rescue group in October of 2001. He had been in [...]
Boredom
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. [...]
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
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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
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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, [...]