How well do you really understand what your dog's motivators are? In our blog post "What are your dog’s motivators or rewards?" we discuss what your dog's motivators are and how well you know them. As discussed in that post, we often think of things like food, toys, petting and praise as the main rewards [...]
Do you know what your dog’s motivators are? If you train using positive reinforcement or reward-based methods, you need to know! So what does reward-based or positive reinforcement training mean? In a nutshell, it means we are proactive in teaching our dogs what TO do, and we reward them for making the “right” or a [...]
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. [...]
