Teaching a Labradoodle Puppy To Sit For Her Harness
Oh this sweet girl! As a puppy, when her harness came out, Masie’s first instinct was to bite at it. So I went about teaching her different behaviors instead. See how she has freedom of choice and control. I made it a calm event. Then I practiced several times. And ultimately attaching the harness became a non arousing event.
Can you use people food in dog training?
I was ironically getting ready to do a post about treats in dog training and then I saw that it is National Cookie Day...and that reminded me of this fun interview I did a few years ago with Mona Morrow on Cincy Lifestyle about using people food as treats. Can that cause your dog to strengthen naughty behaviors? We get into that in this interview....AND I answer the question, is it okay to give your dog chocolate chip cookes. :-)
What treats do you use for your training?
Do you have a dog? Can you relate?
Often a nearly adolescent dog can show frustration on a short leash. This was a very busy park, which made it more difficult for Murphy as he was processing all that was happening. He would have been biting and pulling at the leash had it been short.
Instead, we practiced first relaxing on his raised bed at a distance where he could watch the world. Then my clients practicing walking with Murphy – one holding the leash while the other kept moving and reinforcing Murphy for finding his side.
Teaching A Dog Chin Rest
Earlier I shared a video of how I used a prop to teach a dog the chin rest behavior. Here I am showing two other training approaches to teaching your dog chin rest.
Teaching Chin Rest With A Prop
There are so many reasons to teach your dog CHIN REST. Fear Free cooperative care for handling and lowering arousal are among them.
This dog knows a very fluid nose to palm target, which made teaching him to rest his chin on my palm challenging. So I began by teaching him to rest his chin on a table. Then to a book. Then to another prop. AND THEN to my palm.
By teaching him this way,
I worked past the challenge of his competing cue
I taught him to generalize the behavior of CHIN REST
I succeeded in teaching him CHIN REST on palm
#chinrest #FearFree #FearFreedogtraining #cooperativecare
My amazing dad
This is how wonderful my dad was. In 2022 I had a bad fall on my wrist. It required a plate and two surgeries, which made training a challenge. One way of Dad’s helping was to make my dog treats for me. How fortunate I am to have had him in my life.
Are Bells on Doors Helpful When House-Training A Puppy?
When you are training your puppy to go potty outside, is it a good idea or a bad idea to use bells on a door? I am sharing my thoughts on house training puppies in this video.
This morning my dog and I were back in the WCPO 9 for another Cincy Lifestyle segment…this one about Halloween dog costumes. (It will air October 21) Dawson’s favorite part? Seeing his buddy, Pete, AND trick or treating in the newsroom!
Hey Disco - how well do you know your verbal cue for laying down? If you are training your dog with verbal cues, a way to test your dogs knowledge is to keep your body still and simply say the cue. Try saying the cue while you are sitting down,while your back is turned,when you are farther away,when you are out of site Can your dog still understand what behavior you are cueing?Have fun!
Have a puppy? Here is something to think about when it comes to puppy training.Don’t discount the value of simply being present with your puppy to settle, observe and take in the environment.There is a whole lot for your puppy to process in the environment. If moving, processing can be more challenging. Puppies especially take longer to process.Relaxing in a place, can help your puppy to take it in, sort it out, and feel secure and safe.If puppy can not relax and watch the world, you may need to change locations, change the time of day, or change the distance.
The Cutest Peekaboo-ER‼️
The cutest, happiest Peekaboo-er there is!Special thanks to #aussiedoodle Disco for being an amazing student! (His human mom taught him this. I just throw it into our dog training as it brings him so much joy to do.)
