Basic obedience goes beyond simple commands like sit and stay. It includes important skills like impulse control, self-calming, and attentive check-ins that build trust and help dogs make good choices in everyday life. Effective training focuses on communication and relationship building between you and your dog.
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Encountering off-leash dogs on walks can be stressful and dangerous. This guide shares real experiences and teaches safety behaviors like “hide,” where your dog positions behind you, and “come front,” bringing your dog in front and facing you. Stay prepared with practical tips for protecting your dog and yourself.
I was reminded today how useful the command “Get It” can be when my handy dryer ball bounced off the wall and rolled under the bed while I was doing laundry. Instead of going to get a flashlight, discovering the batteries were almost dead, finding new batteries, replacing them, and then crawling around on the
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Adding Duration to Backing Up Once your dog knows how to take a few steps backward, it’s time to build duration. That means teaching your dog to keep backing up for longer distances before they get a reward. This video shows an example of how to work on increasing the number of steps your dog
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A lot of my time is spent discussing how dogs should behave. Is barking good or bad or both? “How do I stop the bad barking, but still feel safe? After all, that’s why I got a dog in the first place,” is a frequent conundrum for dog owners. As a trainer, I’ve discovered that
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