Training
Clicker Training: What the Click Is Actually For
A clicker is not a remote control. It is a precision timing device, and understanding that is the difference between it working and gathering dust. Includes affiliate links.
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Long Lines: The Missing Piece in Recall Training
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.…
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Kerb Stops and Road Safety: Teaching a Dog to Wait
An automatic stop at every kerb takes two weeks to build and is one of the few training exercises that genuinely saves lives.
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Teaching a Reliable Down (Including to Dogs Who Refuse)
Down is harder than sit because it is a vulnerable position. Here are three methods, including the capture approach for dogs who will not be lured.
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Why Your Trained Puppy Has Stopped Listening
Between six and eighteen months dogs become selectively deaf, suddenly fearful, and much harder work. Here is what is happening and how to get through it.
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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.
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Muzzle Training: Why Every Dog Should Learn It
A muzzle is safety equipment, not a judgement about your dog. Here is the two-week conditioning plan that makes one comfortable, and why to do it before you need it.
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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.
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Teaching ‘Place’: The Cue That Gives You Your House Back
A dog who can go to a mat and stay there is a dog you can cook, eat, work and answer the door around. Here is the progression, and the…
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Separation Anxiety in Dogs: What It Is and How Treatment Actually Works
Separation anxiety is panic, not naughtiness, and it does not respond to crating, exercise or ignoring. Here is how the treatment protocol works and why it has to be gradual.