Dog Puppy Behavior Training Help

Nose Game – Great way to Enrich your Puppy’s Environment

Okay, so last Tuesday evening, I arrived home around 8:00.  Earlier that evening, I taught my group mini course at Collierville Pet Hospital. My Australian Terrier, Bentley was quite happy to see me finally get home. I had a few high value treats in my pocket, leftovers from group class. Rather than let Bentley earn the treats via a few commands, I decided to play a game to enrich his environment....

Puppy Course for Pups under 16 weeks

Parents with young puppies have extreme challenges when it comes to house training, play biting, and socialization. A 6-12 week old puppy can learn how to sit, lay, and come on command! In fact, all basic commands are possible at this young age. Start off right with your new puppy. This 3 session mini course if perfect for owners of young puppies (under 16 weeks). You’ll bring your puppy to 3,...

Six Facts You Need to Know to Raise a Perfect Puppy

Chronic Commissions: Software for building an online income empire /p Click Here! Fact #1: Forget about alpha and pack. A nine year old child, or a 85 year old grandparent in a wheelchair, can teach and control any dog by following a few, simple, kind rules. There is an excellent, simple way to teach your puppy, and it has nothing to do with alpha or dominance. As neat as it sounds, your family...

Three Steps for Puppy Play Biting Solutions

Play biting is a stage of development. Most pups naturally grow out of the stage at about 6 months of age unless people do things that prolong the period. I’ve met some older dogs, 1-2 years old, who still nip and mouth, which poses a true problem. This is an indication that their humans did not understand play biting and unknowingly created a play biting habit. Here are three steps you can...

Tough Boy Trick- Capture your Dog’s Cute Behaviors – Place on Cue

Imagine a photographer with a camera focused on a bird’s nest – just waiting for the baby birds to pop their heads up. The instant the birds show their heads, the photographer captures the image by releasing the shutter. Imagine a dog owner (me) walking his turbo Australian terrier (Bentley). Imagine Bentley scratching the ground with his feet (like a bull), immediately after he urinates....

Dog and Puppy & Fun iPhone App

Welcome to this fun site. Enjoy your visit! I’ve been lazy about posting new articles this year. I was working on another fun project. It’s the iPhone app titled Dog and Puppy Shake – Fun Facts & Trainer Truths. The app made it into the iTunes App Store Thursday, June 3rd Hooray! Visit the app store and search “How’s Bentley” to find it. If you have a moment,...

Dog and Puppy Shake- Silly iPhone App for Dog Lovers

Say, I have just submitted my new iPhone app, Dog and Puppy Shake - Fun Facts and Trainer Truths to Apple iTunes. It’s ready for sale! It’s a silly app with dog trivia, fun facts, tips, and instructions. It has 50 slides of my clients’ dogs (with the dogs’ names) and a fun fact. You’ve seen many of the pictures on this site! Single tap the picture to read more information...

iPhone 3Gs Video Golden Retriever Puppy Tug

Here’s a cute video of two golden litter mates! New iPhone app -Dog and Puppy Shake – Fun Facts and Trainer Truths 21st Century Dogs – Dog and Puppy Club Tweet This Post

Doritos Super Bowl Commercial Dog Collar Shock Man – Bentley’s Favorite

Say, Here’s the best Super Bowl 44 Commercial. Bentley, my Australian Terrier said it is his favorite! It’s the one with the dog who places the anti- bark shock collar on the man. Click HERE to read about dog-friendly solutions for barking dogs. iPhone Version - Open YouTube app and search superbowl ad doritos dog collar. Enjoy Here’s the other commercials on CBS Super Bowl 44. Dog...

Pet Friendly Hotels: Take your Dog to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics

Traveling to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics? Here’s a link to pet friendly hotels in Vancouver, BC. How’s Bentley – Memphis TN Picture of Buffalo at Shelby Farms Park, in Shelby County Tn Tweet This Post

My Dog Pulls: Polite Dog Walking on Leash

Stop your dog from pulling on walks! Say, I have another web site site with information about teaching a dog or puppy to walk nicely on a lead. The name of the my site is My Dog Pulls. Alan J Turner – How’s Bentley – Memphis Dog Trainer Group Dog Obedience Mini Courses Collierville, Germantown,Bartlett, TN Tweet This Post

Teach your Dog Inside Voice – Capture Dog’s Natural Behavior and Place it on Cue

One of the neat things about using an instant reward marker is how you can capture a natural behavior and then teach your dog to do it on cue. Here’s a recent email exchange with my client, Elizabeth, who has a 4-5 month old large mix breed dog, Big Mac. BETH’S EMAIL: Well, I taught him….Inside voice….and he acts like he is going to bark but doesn’t make a sound……Now he...