Puppy Training 101

Zeke learning how to not greet every dog he meets, and focus on walking past distractions nicely. He's making progress! 🐾 #puppytraining101 #obediencetraining #puppytutoring

Mille working on her leave it and recalls with a dog distraction in the background. Good job Millie! 👏 #puppytraining101 #puppytutoring #dogtraining #obediencetraining

Harley making progress with her social skills at the store - less barking and more confidence 🐾 #puppytraining101 #puppytraining101 #puppytutoring #obediencetraining

Eros is progressing along well! He's able to do commands on verbal cues only with mild distractions outside. ☀️ #puppytraining101 #puppytraining #puppytutoring #obediencetraining

Eros working on his basic obedience 🐾 #puppytraining101 #puppytraining #puppytutoring #obediencetraining

Harley loves to bark at new people or things, so we are working on getting her to quietly observe new people by redirecting her barking barking behavior and rewarding her for complying. The goal being not to completely eliminate barking (as this is also a breed trait), but to have her stop when we ask her to. She's getting the idea of it towards the end of the session - good job Harley! ❤️ #puppytraining101 #puppytraining #puppytutoring #obediencetraining

Harley leveling up on her leave it skills! Walk by leave its are a great thing to practice in your home, to mimic when you're outside on your walk and your dog passes by something you don't want them to pick up. #puppytraining101 #puppytutoring #puppytraining

Harley learning door manners. She made great progress in 1 session! 🐾 When teaching door manners, always have dogs on leash to prevent them from bolting out the door. Take baby steps with just having them learn sit and wait, then see if you can reach for the door knob before progressing right to opening the door. By breaking it down into smaller steps, and rewarding each step along the way, it makes it easier for your dog to catch on. #puppytraining101 #puppytutoring #doormanners

Maggie building on her recall outside. #puppytraining101 #puppytutoring #obediencetraining #recallwork

Bogey making great progress with his attention to name, leave it and recall! He was able to settle down a lot quicker and focus back on me versus continuing to bark at the distraction. #puppytraining101 #puppytraining #dogtraining #puppytutoring #obediencetraining

Bogey re-learning his recall using a hand target and the word "HERE". He started off inside with no distractions and is now starting to practice outside with minimal distractions. Bogey loves to sniff around, so I still need to keep him on leash to guarantee compliance. I use his name followed by leave it if he becomes distracted. If needed, I remind him to leave it again followed by a leash tug to get his focus back on me, then I recall him to me. It's important he remains on leash until he is consistently recalling to me or he learns the command is optional. It's also important to not just keep repeating "HERE!" or the recall word loses its value. #puppytraining101 #puppytraining #dogtraining #obediencetraining #puppytutoring

Arbor keeping great attention to name with my dog as a distraction. We start off in the yard with just one dog distraction, then we build up to town walks with multiple distractions as he progresses. We use his name paired with the leave it command to break his fixation and get his focus back on me then reward the good behavior. Good job Arbor! 👏

Arbor working on his loose leash walking skills 🐾 #puppytraining101 #puppytraining #dogtraining #obediencetraining #puppytutoring

Millie - where we started vs where we are now #puppytraining101 #puppytraining #dogtraining #obediencetraining #grouppuppyclasses #puppytutoring

Arbor re-learning his recall with a hand target. The hand target is a visual cue in addition to the verbal command to signal a dog to recall back to you. When dogs have broken recalls (not coming or selectively coming when called), then switching the word along with pairing it with a visual cue (hand target) can help them successfully relearn their recall. Arbor started off just doing the hand target in a low distraction setting inside, then we worked up to practicing outside in the backyard with more distractions. At the end we put it all together and paired the hand target along with the verbal recall word (come). #puppytraining101 #puppytraining #dogtraining #obediencetraining #puppytutoring

Meet Arbor 🐶💙 He's a 1 year old Bernese Mountain Dog who lives in the countryside with his family and enjoys being outside. His family want him to have a stronger recall and walk nicely on leash. This video is a progression of his leave it. Which is not only a very useful command, but it also pairs really well with recall and loose leash walking for when he becomes distracted, he can be reminded to "leave it" and refocus back onto me. #puppytraining101 #puppytraining #dogtraining #obediencetraining #puppytutoring

Meet Hank 🐶💙 He's a 9 week old Saint Bernard puppy who loves naps and going to work with his mom. This is his first puppy tutoring session learning sit, down, leave it and hand target (for recall). I start off by luring with treats to get him learning the action first, then when there is consistency with that, I will add in the verbal cue and slowly fade out thr treats. #puppytraining101 #puppytraining #dogtraining #obediencetraining #puppytutoring