When I ask, what is the most important thing you can teach your dog, what comes to mind? For many of my students, a reliable COME or RECALL is the answer.So does your dog have a reliable Come when you call them? If not, what are you waiting for?!Some people have not worked on it [...]
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 [...]
Zooka's 19th month, November 2020, was focused mainly on getting out in public more (safely) and working on getting more comfortable loading up in the van to go places. His two main nemeses these days are: the van (getting in it) and slippery floors. Those were our two main agenda items this month. Zooka has [...]
Want a handy training tool? Try hand targeting. Hand targeting is teaching your dog to target or touch your hand with his nose. What use could you have for hand targeting? Think about the times you've tried to maneuver your dog to a certain place or position by tugging on his leash, pulling him by [...]
