Training
Walking Two Dogs at Once Without Losing an Arm
Two dogs on leads is not twice as hard, it is harder than that. Equipment, training order and handling technique for walking a pair calmly.
Category: Training
Reward-based training for puppies and adult dogs, one clear step at a time.
Training
Trick Training for Beginners: Five Tricks and Why They Matter
Tricks are not frivolous. They build focus, body awareness and a training relationship, and they tire a dog out on days when a walk is not possible.
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How to Stop Lead Biting
Grabbing and tugging the lead is an arousal problem, not naughtiness. Why dogs do it and a practical plan that works better than pulling the lead back.
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Teaching a Dog to Swim Safely
Not all dogs can swim, and none should be thrown in. A staged introduction to water, plus the safety rules for pools, rivers, lakes and the sea.
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Wait Versus Stay: Two Cues, Two Jobs
Most dogs have one muddled cue doing two jobs badly. Splitting wait and stay makes both more reliable and takes about a fortnight to teach.
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Recall Around Other Dogs: The Hardest Version of Come
Your dog comes back in the garden and ignores you at the park. Here is how to build a recall that works when another dog is the distraction.
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Teaching a Chin Rest: The Most Useful Trick You Are Not Teaching
A chin rest gives your dog a way to say yes to being handled. It makes ear drops, eye checks, grooming and vet visits dramatically easier, and takes a week…
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Desensitising the Vacuum: Helping a Dog Stop Fearing the Hoover
A step-by-step counter-conditioning plan for dogs that bark at, chase or hide from the vacuum cleaner, plus the mistakes that make the fear worse.
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Agility Foundations at Home: Safe Skills Before the Equipment
The groundwork that makes agility training go well: body awareness, handling cues, focus at speed and conditioning, all trainable in a living room or garden.
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Tug Rules: How to Play Tug Without Creating Problems
Tug does not make dogs aggressive. Played with structure it builds impulse control, a reliable release and one of the best training rewards you have.