What Every Dog Should Know
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
What is “basic obedience”?
I received an email over the weekend asking if I teach “Basic Obedience” classes. In recent years, “basic” has come to slant more toward learned skills instead of learned behaviors. Traditionally, “Sit,” “Stay,” “Down” and “Heel,” were taught as first
When is a dog “trained”?
[schema type=”blog_post” title=”When is a dog “trained”?” Written by “Kat Camplin, KPA-CTP” url=”http://rompingdogs.com/training/dog-trained/” dateCreated= September 28, 2013 description=”The real question is, “When is my dog trained?” This question is really about expectations. “At what point can I get angry if
Dogs and Environmental Cues
[schema type=”blog” title=”Dogs and Environmental Cues” Written by “Kat Camplin, KPA-CTP” url=”http://rompingdogs.com/training/dogs-environmental-cues/” dateCreated= September 5, 2013 description=”A lot of positive trainers train their own dogs using environmental cues. This means that the human goes about their business and the dog
Relaxing Dogs During Loud Sounds
The video is Paisley on July 4th as the fireworks started. She’s relaxed. Getting her to this point took some time, so I thought I’d share what I did. This is something that can be done while sitting on your