Vocabulary Lessons
Vocabulary lessons, sit and down.
Part 2: Training near an open door.
Don’t be that person that loses their dog because “he got out” when someone opened the door. Training lesson.
Raven celebrated national dog day.
In honor of national dog day, Raven got to sample a variety of fruits and vegetables. Some were clearly more desirable than others.
Raven is learning her vocabulary words.
Working on sit and down positions.
Sits and downs, how important is your position in relation to the dog?
Memorial Day Watermelon
Memorial day watermelon
Teaching and Proofing the sit.
There is so much to teach our new rescue dog.
Step two in the loose leash walking program.
The orientation game is step two of the program to teach your dog to walk on leash without pulling. This game rewards the dog for always returning to close proximity, ignoring distractions in the distance.
This is a training assessment video showing step one of a program to teach your dog to walk on a loose leash. Choose a distraction free environment that your dog knows well. Play with your dog for just a couple of minutes, then stop. Does your dog go off to seek further amusement elsewhere or does your dog eagerly await further engagement with you? We want the dog to be engaged with you as opposed to engaging with the environment. Step 2:
Repeat the assessment in an environment that is mildly distracting. Step 3: Bring your dog to an environment that has many distractions to determine how enticing your dog finds you over the squirrel,dog, or another person coming into the picture. Raven is definitely engaged, and wants to continue the interaction with me.
This is a training video, Raven’s first “stay” lesson. You will need sound.
I made a Licky Mat for Raven. It took her 33 minutes to finish it, and then she had a very long nap. This activity is great for those dogs that tend to be stimulated in the early evening hours.
