TOP Say Yes Training Reminders
A few weeks ago we shared my article on “How to Create a Motivating Toy” here on my blog to make it easily accessible. Today we have our top “Say Yes Training Reminders” for you. If you have been following my blog for some time many will be familiar. If you are new to our […]
Continue readingThree Different Types of Verbal Markers in Dog Training
Last week on my blog we looked at when to add a cue to the behaviours you are training with your dog. This week we look at three different types of verbal markers. What marker you choose and how you use it can help or hurt your dog training. The topic of cues and markers […]
Continue readingDog Training Question ~ When Do I Add a Cue?
So often people ask me: “When do I add a cue?” As a guide, when we can predict our dog will perform a behaviour, and we love the way he is performing that behaviour, we can put a cue on it. Crate Games is good to use as an example. We are shaping our dogs […]
Continue readingHow to Create a Motivating Toy
Below is an article that I wrote many years ago… it’s one that you may be familiar with and may have even shared with your dog training buddies or students. But, it has never been on my blog! So here we have it, the article that has helped so many dogs who were not ‘into’ […]
Continue readingIt’s Time to P-o-t-t-y! Inside Scoop on Housetraining
The topic of housetraining is one that comes up many times a day the world over when a new puppy or rescue dog joins a home. As it’s a question we see a lot, I thought I’d do a blog post with the inside scoop on potty training. There is a lot of information out […]
Continue readingVlog: Expectations vs Understanding in Dog Training
To call this thing we do “dog training” is a huge disservice to dogs. We are not “training” we are “educating” and just like with children, education starts in kindergarten and ascends onward from there only with understanding. The number one reason dogs get into trouble has to do with our expectations as owners compared […]
Continue readingVlog: Where Is Your Dog On The Circle Of Fun?
This Vlog post is a particularly important one if you live with a dog. If you are struggling with a behaviour that you’d like to change, then you will want to know about your dog’s state, and how that state affects the behaviour you want to change. Even if you don’t have a challenge, it’s […]
Continue readingWhy “Choice” is the Critical Key to a Great Dog
Many years ago I introduced a game that has changed the lives of many thousands of people and their dogs the world over. It’s the key building block to everything I teach in dog training. That game is ItsYerChoice (IYC). This is the game that will really shift your dog’s thought processes. Once you introduce […]
Continue readingVlog: Why Colours Matter in Dog Agility (Featuring Nicki Gurr)
Have you ever taken a moment to try and see the agility course from your dog’s perspective? The colours, the obstacle placement, the view our dogs see from their level? (Yep, this might mean getting on all fours!) I recently did this after reading a great article written by Nicki Gurr from AniMotion Agility. Nicki […]
Continue readingThe Transfer of Value in Dog Training
I think we should collectively agree about something. Here it is; relationships are not actually the way they are portrayed in the movies. If you attempt to smack your significant other across the face during an argument, don’t count on it ending up in some mushy romantic scene on the closest sofa. Likewise, while playing […]
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