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. Question: When I arrive home, my dog always jumps on me. I have tried pushing him down and [...]
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. For me, Touch is a nose target. I am teaching the dog to touch an object with his nose. In [...]
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. Question: My dog gets so excited when we return home. We’ve tried making him sit before petting him [...]
My dogs are not allowed to greet without permission, regardless of whether it’s dogs or people. But I also want my dogs to wait before chasing something or checking out something interesting. That can be even harder than waiting to greet for some dogs. A situation we encountered recently brought to mind how very important [...]
