Golden Paws Dog Training

Would you like to teach your dog stillness and stays? If so, join me for my brand new online class, Better Still: Stays Without Frustration! Register here: https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/index.php/courses/43283 Check out the trailer!

The Find Heel Game with the pivot bowl is one of my favorite games to teach my dog. In this video, Excel shows us how this engaging game puts value into heel position, helps refine setups and left finishes, and teaches the dog how to pivot to straight heel position.

🐶✨ Teaching Eye Contact with Distractions: A Game-Changer for Your Puppy! 🐾 Hey friends! I just had to share this adorable video of my puppy mastering eye contact, even with a treat as a distraction. 🥰👀 Eye contact is such an essential skill for our furry friends—it strengthens our bond, improves communication, and helps with training. Here are a few tips to get started: Start Small: Begin in a quiet environment with minimal distractions. Reward Focus: When your pup looks at you, immediately reward them with a treat and lots of praise. Consistency is key! Gradually Increase Distractions: Once they get the hang of it, introduce small distractions, like another person or a toy. Practice Makes Perfect: Keep sessions short and fun. The more you practice, the better your puppy will get at maintaining eye contact, no matter what's going on around them. Check out this video of Rise nailing eye contact despite the tempting treat in my hand! 🐾👇 Who's ready to give it a try with their pup? Share your progress and let’s celebrate our furry friends' achievements together! 🐕❤️ This is one of the valuable skills your dog will learn in our puppy and Basic Manners classes at Golden Paws Dog Training! Sign up for a class today and enjoy your dog's impeccable attention! #goldenpawsdogtraining #positivereinforcementdogtraining #PuppyTraining #EyeContact #DogTraining #PetTips

1️⃣ Start by rewarding your dog for staying still. 2️⃣ Toss a treat a short distance away. When your dog returns and stops moving, mark the behavior with “yes” or a clicker and reward. 3️⃣ Gradually increase the time your dog remains still before marking the behavior. Increase the duration by fractions of seconds. From here you have your foundations for a solid stay behavior, plus a dog with the ability to stay calm and composed in various situations 🎉 Is your dog eager to please, but struggles to stay still? Is your dog constantly throwing out all the tricks they know instead of actually listening to what you’re communicating? FDSA and @goldenpawsdogtraining has a NEW class on the August schedule called FF320: Better Still - Stays Without Frustration that is now open for enrollment 🙌

Rally is the perfect first sport to try with your dog if you’re considering entering the competition ring for the first time! If you’re Rally-curious and want a great way to bond with your dog, sign up for Get Ready To Rally with @goldenpawsdogtraining this term at FDSA! In this course, we will guide you through the essential skills required for each Novice sign. From sits and downs to fronts, finishes, turns, and short heeling segments, we’ll break it down and teach you everything you need to know. Registration for the August 6-week term opens Monday, July 22nd 🗓️ #fenzidogsportsacademy #dogsports #dogtraining #rally #rallyobedience #rallyo #goldenretriever #onlinedogtraining #dogtreats #doglover #dogparents

🐾🐶 Thinking about joining a puppy class? Here's why it's a pawsome idea! 🐶🐾 Socialization: Your puppy will make new furry friends and learn to interact positively with other dogs and humans. Your pup will also be positively exposed to surfaces, sounds, handling and restraint, and so much more! 🐕🤝🐾 Basic Training: From teaching attention to fun recalls, puppy classes teach essential behaviors that make life easier and safer for both you and your pup. 🐶📚✨ Bonding Time: Strengthen the bond between you and your puppy while having fun and learning together. ❤️🐾 Expert Guidance: Get professional advice on puppy behavior, training techniques, and how to address common challenges. 🐾🔍👩‍🏫 Confidence Building: Help your puppy become a well-adjusted, confident dog ready to explore the world with you. 🐾🌎 Join a puppy class today and give your pup the best start in life! 🐕🎉

Last week we shared some information about JUMPING, and we wanted to continue this week by sharing the best way to prevent jumping: rewarding sit! Our Manners students learn how to stop jumping and get a reliable sit from their dog in our group class.

Basic Manners starts tomorrow and we still have a few spots left! If you want to really enjoy your dog this summer, take the steps to have a better-behaved dog that you can take anywhere! Our next class won't start for nearly two months, so don't delay! Sign up your dog today!

Lexi Master Run

This is Lexi, my 13 year old daughter and her dog Strive. I am Lexi's mom, but I'm also her Rally coach. Lexi started working with Strive about 2 years ago. Strive had all the rally basics, but we all know it's more about the handler than the dog in rally! Her first trial, Lexi got an IP for moving her feet too much on the pivot. Since that first trial, she has gotten High Triple and High Combined 7 times, beating out all of the adults! Lexi has worked hard to learn the signs, recognize the common mistakes that handlers make in rally, and improve her handling and connection with her dog. Now, they are 3 QQQ's and a few points away from earning a RACH. They are also state 4-H Grand Champions in Excellent Rally the last two years. One thing that I've taught Lexi is that the majority of rally points are lost because of the handler, not the dog. If you know what those common mistakes are, it's much easier to avoid making them! This Master run was a couple of weeks ago. Strive and Lexi went on to earn both High Triple and High Combined that day. Lexi's hard work is paying off with each trial they attend. In fact, this was the weekend that they earned HT and HC all three days of the weekend! (Yes, that means that Lexi and Strive beat me and Excel, but not by much!!) I created a class so I could bring this information to you. Certain errors in rally are made over and over, and if you know this, it's easy to avoid them! For instance, did you know that on the Call Front Finish Foward signs, you have to step out *before* the dog gets back to heel position after the finish? I just saw someone get an IP (incorrect performance) on this sign, losing 10 points. Do you want to see how it is supposed to look? Check out the video at about :20 second! My online class, From Good to GREAT: Increasing Your Rally Scores starts on June 1st at Fenzi Dog Sports Academy, and registration is open now! This my favorite rally class to teach, because there's so much good in

New Puppy?

Do you have a new puppy? Would you like to raise a well-behaved, confident, and social dog? Join us for our weekly puppy classes at Golden Paws Dog Training in Aurora, MN! These classes are designed to help you raise the best possible dog. We focus on various forms of socialization and use positive training techniques to teach your pup proper manners and appropriate behaviors. Join us today! Check out goldenpawsdogtraining.com for more information!

Classes at FDSA start tomorrow, and it's not too late to join! There are still gold spots available in each class. This is a great opportunity to work 1-1 with Nicole for 6 weeks! Check out this link for more information: https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/people/786-people/faculty/23101-nicole-wiebusch

Does your dog struggle with loose-leash walking? Our Basic Manners class will help you! We break down this behavior so it's easy to teach. Enjoy walks with your dog again by signing up for Basic Manners!

Do you or someone you know have a new puppy? The best thing you can do for your pup is enroll him or her in Puppy Socialization classes at Golden Paws Dog Training! Your puppy will not only be introduced to other puppies and adult dogs, they will also learn how to confidently navigate their world as they meet new people, are exposed to household noises like vacuums, explore new surfaces, and learn puppy manners! Our puppy classes have rave reviews - join today to find out why! You can start anytime after your puppy has his or her first DHPP vaccine. We look forward to seeing you in class!

Basic Manners is THE class to start with to help your dog become a well mannered family member!

One skill I teach my puppies young is to observe other dogs doing fun things while staying calm. This isn't easy for a young pup, so I use plenty of reducing arousal and rewards to help the pup be successful. Here, Rise is learning how to calmly watch dogs running agility. In Basic Manners, your dog will learn how to act around other dogs without getting all crazy and excited. Classes start SOON, so sign up today! goldenpawsdogtraining.com

Teaching your dog to stand can be useful for all sorts of things, like grooming, putting on a harness, or wiping their paws. Here are two different ways that you can teach your dog how to stand!

Here's a fun little game to teach your dogs! You can use a cone like I have, or anything other object the dog can circle: a tree, garbage can, or whatever else you have lying around! You can jump-start the behavior by luring the dog around a couple of times, but quickly fade the lure and start rewarding any effort the dog puts forth to go toward and circle the cone! Show me a video in the comments of you teaching your dog this behavior that I call fly!

Exciting news! 🐾 Today is the FIRST day of classes at FDSA! I can't wait to meet all the adorable dogs in the Get Ready to Rally: Foundations and Freedom From FOMO courses! If you haven't signed up yet, don't worry – there's still time! Registration is open until Feb. 15th. Join us on this fantastic journey! 🎉🐶 #FDSA #DogTraining #rallydogs Register here: https://www.fenzidogsportsacademy.com/people/786-people/faculty/23101-nicole-wiebusch

In this video, Rise is learning how to down on a verbal cue. To teach your dog a verbal cue, say the word down, pause, then help the dog with your hand if needed. If your dog even thinks about laying down, reward them! In this session, I am using "ground" as a reward marker. "Ground" means to the dog that the treat will be placed on the floor. Expecting the treat on the floor encourages the dog to stay down and close to the floor. Down on both a hand signal and verbal cue is one of the many behaviors that we teach in the manners classes at Golden Paws! Check out our website for more information about our classes!

New puppy?? Join our awesome puppy classes at Golden Paws Dog Training! You'll learn how to properly socialize your pup (no, playing with the neighbor's dog is NOT sufficient socialization). You'll also learn how to deal with all the annoying behaviors that puppies come with! In addition, your pup will get a great start on manners training, so he or she can grow up to be a well-behaved, social dog! The puppy package comes with a training packet, a welcome bag, a clicker, and a puppy Kong! Class is open enrollment so you can start anytime! The only requirement is that your puppy has it's first booster shot. The socialization period runs from 3 weeks to 16 weeks, so get your pup in as soon as you can! Sign up today! https://goldenpawsdogtraining.com/local-training-in-mn/