Testing off-leash readiness with your dog, revisited

2019-04-29T02:32:48+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , |0 Comments

In my last post on off-leash readiness, I discussed testing off-leash readiness with our dogs. As I described in that post, I am working toward off-leash reliability with Romeo, my Vizsla. (November 2011) This past week, I have been re-testing his off-leash reliability. I'm happy to say that he is doing much better! While half of [...]

Testing off-leash readiness with your dog

2019-04-29T02:32:14+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , |4 Comments

How do you know if and when your dog is ready to be allowed off leash? Many people want to be able to take their dogs hiking off leash but aren't sure how to know when they can trust their dogs. Regardless of whether you plan to allow your dog off leash, it's still a [...]

Training challenges: overcoming “My dog will only come when she wants to”

2019-04-29T02:24:27+00:00By |Categories: Dog Training|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

I’ve heard it many times. And I heard it again at one of my classes recently: “My dog only comes when she wants to. How do I get her to come EVERY time?” While this particular client was referring to coming when called, I’ve heard the same comment for just about anything: coming, sitting, staying. [...]

Testing off-leash readiness, revisited

2019-04-29T01:59:23+00:00By |Categories: Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , , |0 Comments

In a previous post, I discussed testing off-leash readiness with our dogs. As I described in that post, I am working toward off-leash reliability with Romeo, my Vizsla. At that time, he wasn't quite ready for the freedom of off-leash walks. This past week (May 2011), I have been re-testing his off-leash reliability. I'm happy [...]

Testing off-leash readiness

2019-04-29T01:45:53+00:00By |Categories: Romeo's Adventures|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

How do you know if and when your dog is ready to be allowed off leash? Many people want to be able to take their dogs hiking off leash but aren't sure how to know when they can trust their dogs. Regardless of whether you plan to allow your dog off leash, it's still a [...]

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