Puppy Socialization by Ian Dunbar
Ian Dunbar’s books offer a wealth of training information on potty training, socialization, and more. I highly recommend that anyone with a puppy read these books before you begin puppy class. To download a copy click here to access our Downloads page. Thank you Ian!
How to Use the “Off” Cue Correctly
Most people don’t like to have a dog jumping all over them. If your dog is already a pro at staying off people then continue reinforcing this positive behavior by petting it when all four paws are on the floor. If your dog needs help with this you can try using the following methods to […]
Teaching Your Dog to Go to Bed When the Doorbell Rings
I often get requests to train dogs to respond to environmental cues, such as having a dog go to its bed when the doorbell rings. To accomplish this I take a two-fold approach founded in classical and operant conditioning. First, we must get the base behavior, such as staying on their bed. To do this […]
Stand/Stay
Teaching a dog to stand and stay until released is a great way to help teach self control and to help them go from one position to another. Here are a few ways to teach stand/stay. Method 1: Starting from sit hold your hand, palm up a few inches in front of the dog’s nose […]
Even Show Dogs Benefit from Learning the Basics
I am often approached with people who have a new show puppy wanting the benefits of puppy class but not wanting ‘to confuse the puppy’ by teaching sit. Most likely their breeder has been showing dogs for a long time and gave them the advice that dogs can not learn sit and stand or that […]
