down Archives - Page 2 of 2 - The Light Of Dog

Down

2019-05-08T01:58:40+00:00By Sue Brown, MNM, CDBC, CPDT-KA|Categories: Dog Training, Media|Tags: down, Golden Retriever|0 Comments

Case study: relinquished dog has trouble with household dogs

2019-04-29T02:31:22+00:00By Sue Brown, MNM, CDBC, CPDT-KA|Categories: Dog Training|Tags: behavior consultation, Colorado Greyhound Adoption, dog, dog training, dogs, down, foster, greyhounds, growling, multiple dogs, relinquished, sit, wait|0 Comments

Working with shelters and/or rescue groups has always been a part of my work in helping dogs. I recently conducted a behavior consultation with a Greyhound in the Colorado Greyhound Adoption (CGA) foster program. At 6 years old, she has been relinquished twice due to issues with the other household dogs. Since we don’t have the details [...]

How many cues does your dog know?

2019-04-29T01:46:51+00:00By Sue Brown, MNM, CDBC, CPDT-KA|Categories: Dog Case Studies, Romeo's Adventures|Tags: around, back up, bring it, catch, check in, come, Cues, dog training, down, drop it, fetch, finish, front, go to sleep, Hand signals, hand target, heel, in, kennel up, leave it, let's go, off, out, over, put yer head down, Romeo, shake, sit, stand, stay, stretch, swing, take a break, to your bed, under, up, Verbal cues, wait, watch me, what can you do?, where's daddy?, where's the baby?, with me|0 Comments

How many cues does your dog know? Have you ever counted? I did, and I'll get to that in a minute. But first. . . If you have done any training with me, you've probably heard me say at least once: "Mental stimulation is just as taxing, if not more so, than physical stimulation." OR, [...]