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 [...]
We discussed how to get started working through a variety of distractions when training your dog. Be sure to refer to our article Dealing with Distractions in your Dog Training first before you read through Part 2. Another factor to consider when dealing with distractions is what your dog wants in regard to this distraction. [...]
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 [...]
