Dog Puppy Behavior Training Help

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 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...

Puppy or Dog Obedience Training First Steps – Condition a Marker, Capture Sit, Teach “Look”

Want to start an obedience program for your puppy or dog? You can start as soon as you bring your dog into your family. The first two commands all dogs should learn are “Look”, and “Sit”. Before you begin teaching, it’s helpful to learn a bit about rewards and reward systems. Please visit the START HERE category of posts before you begin. Conditioning a Reward Marker The...

Add a Pup?

I know many suggest adding another dog to give your pup a playmate. Adding another dog has exercise and social benefits, however; I never mention add-a-pup as a solution for families that are having difficulties meeting the training needs of one dog. Owning two untrained dogs is at least three times the work as one. You’ll need to separate them for teaching sessions. Dog A must be trained....

How to Teach Teach your Collierville TN Golden Retriever Dog or Puppy to Stay

Stay I use stay as a temporary command whenever I want Bentley to remain in one spot for a brief period. This is useful if I drop or spill something and want to pick it up without being “mugged” or bothered by a curious dog. When I ask Bentley to stay, I am saying, “Please remain in this location. I am going to leave or perform some task. I will come back to you and give you a reward for...

How to Teach your Dog or Puppy to Lie Down

There are many methods to teach down. Before you begin training your dog, you’ll need to learn a bit about communication and motivation. Please visit the Dog Training Start Here Category. There you will learn about markers and rewards, two excellent topics for communicating and motivating! A prerequisite for “stay” is “Attention on Cue”. It doesn’t hurt if your...