Hand Targeting: The Most Useful Cue Nobody Teaches First
Touch takes ten minutes to teach and solves a dozen everyday problems — moving a dog without touching them, redirecting attention, and building a recall.
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Touch takes ten minutes to teach and solves a dozen everyday problems — moving a dog without touching them, redirecting attention, and building a recall.
A recall that works in the kitchen and not in a field is not a broken recall. It is an unfinished one, and the fix is a specific rebuilding process.
A long line gives a dog real freedom to make choices while you keep control. How to choose one, how to use it safely, and the mistakes that cause injuries.…
Most dogs have a recall that works in the kitchen and fails in a field. Here is how to build one that holds up against squirrels.