Recallers 2022 Video Contest Round Three We’re at Round Three of our Recallers 2022 video contest, with five stories showing the possibilities of dog training done differently. Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to vote and support the dog lovers who have [...]
Recallers 2022 Video Contest Round Two If you have just joined us, today is the second round of our Recallers contest, where we celebrate a love of dogs and the people who decided to believe in the possibilities of dog training differently. People who wanted [...]
Recallers 2022 Video Contest Round One Our favourite time of the year is when we celebrate dogs and the people who love them. And if you are here, I know you love dogs as much as we do! You can view short video stories in [...]
On Sunday, February 7th, my dog Encore turned 17. We celebrated with cake! We’ve been celebrating every day for nine years as she has had many bonus birthdays. You see, in 2012, she suffered a traumatic brain injury, and we did not know if she [...]
It’s a new year, and Tater’s starting it with a new nose. For everyone who knows our rescue dog Tater, you will know that he is brachycephalic, which is the term for “shortened head”. You can see Tater's head shape clearly in the photo below. [...]
Last week I shared videos of conditioning my puppy This! to having her nails clipped. There were quite a few questions about what was on the lick mat and if I would be using a Dremel as well, so I've made another video for you. [...]
I have a new puppy, and she and I have started having fun with the many things that will set her up for life success, and that includes nail trimming. I've got videos for you, showing proactive conditioning for trims with This! as I am very intentional to create success. With a lick mat and a spoon, and then a progression to clippers, we've started cutting her nails.
One of the common questions about dog training I am asked is how to teach a dog to stand on cue. Now, there are a couple of different types of stands we can train our dog to do. One is a pop up that is [...]
I’ve written a lot of blog posts about puppies, but I’ve never posted about a typical day for a puppy who lives with me, so that’s what we’re going to look at today. There are four puppies here right now, and one will be with [...]
Distractions! It’s a big topic, and questions about distractions are frequent. I’ve blogged about this before, and today I’m sharing a formula that will help you strategically work through whatever is a distraction for your dog. I call the formula the “Distraction Intensity Index” and [...]
Things have been a little weird around here since we welcomed Momentum's litter of four puppies. Weird in a good way, and I'm preoccupied with puppiness. Which might not be a word. There have been a lot of requests for photos, so today my blog [...]
When you are training your dog, understanding three key elements is going to help you create brilliant behaviours. The strategic application of duration, distance and distraction will give you the confidence that your dog can perform any behaviour with total understanding anywhere you ask. The [...]
