Training
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.
Tag: impulse control
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Training
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.
Training
Polite Door Greetings: Stop the Chaos When Someone Arrives
A step-by-step plan to replace barking and jumping at the front door with a calm, trained routine your dog can actually perform under excitement.
Training
How to Stop a Dog Bolting Out of the Front Door
Door dashing is one of the commonest ways dogs are killed on roads. The fix is a threshold routine that takes about two weeks to build.
Training
Five Impulse Control Games That Take Two Minutes Each
Impulse control is a trainable skill, not a personality trait. These five games build it in short sessions, and they transfer straight to real life.
Training
Teaching ‘Leave It’: The Cue That Can Save a Dog’s Life
A dog who will turn away from a dropped pill or a discarded kebab is a dog who is much harder to poison. Here is the eight-step progression that builds…
Training
How to Stop a Dog Jumping Up on People
Jumping up is a greeting behaviour that has been accidentally rewarded thousands of times. Here is how to replace it rather than punish it.
Training
How to Teach a Reliable Stay (The Three Ds Method)
A stay that holds when it matters is built from three separate skills, trained one at a time. Here is the progression, and the mistake that breaks almost every stay.