Dog Puppy Behavior Training Help

When Can I Start Training My New Puppy?

Your puppy’s training starts the minute you bring that little furry critter home! At this age, your concerns will be house training, play biting and socialization. However, you can introduce a young pup to basic commands: look, here, and sit. Just make sure your expectations are realistic, and be kind. Puppies and dogs do not ever need to be spanked! Follow this link to see a video of Harry,...

Teach Your Dog Commands for Moving Through Doorways – Inside / Outside

Inside – Outside Description: The dog moves through an open door on command, on and off leash. Function: Teach the dog to move through doors on command. Prerequisites: Condition a reward marker; “Sit”, “Attention – Without Cue”; Target Here” Time: 4 Days Many of my clients complain that their dogs will not enter and exit their houses on command. The dogs ignore their owners,...

iPhone 3Gs Video ** Ouch, My Westie Terrier Keeps Biting My Feet!

Puppies are cute, but not so cute when they attack your sock as you try to fit one on your foot! Ouch! That puppy just bit my toe!! You really cannot teach your puppy when life is happening. Sometimes, you just need to prevent that rascal puppy from perfecting nuisance behaviors. A tether is one of my favorite tools. A tether is a rope with a leash snap attached to one end. To make a tether, attach...

iPhone 3Gs Video ** Ace Doberman Shadow Dance

I visited Ace the AKC registered, Doberman puppy today in Collierville TN.  Ace already knows: “Look”, “Two Finger Target Here”, and “Sit for Folded Arms”. Today we practiced “Leave-It (it’s impossible), and “Stay”. This young rascal is quite the turbo! Click the  link below to see Ace the AKC registered Doberman puppy doing his shadow...

Goals of Off Leash Obedience or Guard Dog Performances by the Family Dog

Okay, so you want your puppy to stay in the yard, when off leash. You want your puppy to ignore that sandwich your toddler is dangling at her nose level. You want your puppy to sit calmly while you vacuum. You want your dog to protect and guard your home and family. You want your puppy to grow into a combination of Lassie, a Guide Dog for the Blind, or a canine Police Officer. Good for You! Lofty goals...

Help! My Dog Races Through Open Doors!

Why wouldn’t a dog bolt through an open door? Because you teach him not to, that’s why! Does your dog race through open doors and gates? Most people either pick up their dogs or hold the dog’s collar to prevent door bolting behaviors. Both of these actions “pay” the dog for trying to run through the door. The ultimate pay is the chase and adventure of escape. Every time your dog...

FREE – Dog Won’t Come? Teach Your Dog to Come Bump Your Target

Please read Start Here AA-1 through AA-5 before you teach your dog to target. Crisco, the turbo Jack Russell Terrier in the picture, will almost always come when called. Crisco has been very well trained by her owner via the use of targets! Here are some thoughts about targets introduced to me by Kayce Cover, B.S., M.A. Targets give the dog critical information about where success will take place....

How to Teach your Dog to Come when you Blow a Whistle

Amazon.com Widgets Whistle Come There are many different methods to teach dogs to come when called. Here is an easy way to teach your dog to come when you blow a whistle. You may be creative with your whistle signal. For example, you could blow a short toot followed by a long toot. Get a whistle.  Any type of whistle will do. Sporting goods stores stock a selection of whistles. Walmart and Target...

Door Knock Game- A Solution For Dogs That Bark and Attack the Door $.99

Cody, AKC Yorkshire Terrier You can teach a dog to come when you blow a whistle. You can teach a dog or puppy to come bump your fingers. You can teach the dog to come when you say “come” and when you say “here”. Dogs can learn multiple signals or cues that mean, “perform come behavior”. Does your dog bark and attack the door when people come to visit? If your dog...

Video ** Puppy Clicker Training Demo – Harry in Class: 4 Commands, attention, here, sit, down

Click the You Tube link below this text to see Harry, the AKC registered Norwich Terrier puppy, perform 4 obedience commands. The commands are Attention on Cue (Look), Here, Sit (verbal command and “folded arms” cue) and Down (with hand signal). Harry is less than 4 months old in this video; The client chose to use a clicker as the reward marker. The client’s excellent timing of the...