Thank you to the Blue Collar Family for the cards, phone calls, and support. Taco is back home and getting bored from not being able to chase bad guys. Taught him today to use the treadmill and will continue to maintain his obedience, keep his mind engaged, and burn some energy. Marker training for the win!
Nice variety of breeds during our March group session.
Group walk through Wall Springs Park.
Classic problem: Dog barks after guests come in, jump on them, or crowd them as they try to come into the home. Easy answer: Teach them to “place” and maintain that position until released to greet the guest. Nice work!
One session in and owners of German Shepherd “Ellie” have fixed the pulling and lagging on their walks. Minimal corrections and some appropriately timed markers is all it takes to enjoy waking your dog again.
Distance control under distraction of another dog.
Strive for clear communication with your dog. Often times, owners feel the need to say “Stay” multiple times in order to maintain a position. If it works, great. But it is important to understand in true marker training, your dog should maintain the position you put them in until you free them, without you having to constantly give them the command. If your dog breaks, don’t think of it as a failure, it’s an opportunity to learn, and try again.
Never stop learning from your dog. You are limited only by your imagination.
Toshi is a German Shepherd / Great Pyrenees mix who had some basic obedience in Japanese. Owners wanted to advance their training and instill sharp obedience to include heeling in public areas. BCT Trainer Tony Lorusso providing some insight into some clear communication around distractions.
December group session “Chaotic Walk”. Socialization, communication, and obedience all put together in a mashup of dogs.
December group session, socialization and heeling
Training dogs require three strict principles. Timing, mechanics, and consistency. Timing is probably the most important of these and high drive dogs require your timing to be almost perfect.
Does your dog pull on a leash? What about around distractions? Does your dog bark or pull towards cars, people, or other dogs? Let’s fix it!
After 1 session, Two year old Belgian Malinois Ava, is walking nicely. Loose line, no pressure on the collar, and she chooses to maintain this position.
Heeling between columns of dogs. Fun exercise working on control and heeling!
“Chaos Walk” A mash up of dogs heeling with their owners! This exercise forces dog owners to maintain control while faced with distractions of other dogs.
We have the privilege of training Harley, a 2 year old Belgian Malinois owned by former NFL guard and original Winghouse owner, Crawford Ker. Harley has developed sharp obedience around distractions. There are no limitations when training these high drive dogs!
Obedience is everything! Your dog should never eat for free. Remain consistent and be clear on what you want them to do. New BCT client Mike and his dogs Abby and Luna are on the marker program now. Sky is the limit!
Meet 7 year old Hobbs and 8 week old Otto. Prior to BCT Hobbs wanted to “eat the little guy.” Now training together!!!! Owner is amazed!!!!
Look at Bodhi learning the “place” command!!!
8 week old “Otto”’learning how to sit!!!
