“Bozo, ‘roll over’.” “But I don’t need or want to teach my dog party tricks,” you say. Fair enough but consider another view. ‘Roll over’ is guaranteed to bring “aahs” of appreciation when performed AND teaching Bozo anything is a fun activity for both of you AND whenever you or the vet or the groomer has reason to examine Bozo’s undercarriage, “Bozo, ’roll over’ “ makes it incredibly simple. Convinced [...] Read more »
Training Your Puppy To Come… The Recall
I have heard it said, “If your dog doesn’t ‘come’, you don’t have a dog.” Instead of debating that, let’s teach your puppy to ‘come’ whenever and wherever you ask. It’s all part of the manners game – ‘sit’ for leash on, ‘sit’ for leash off, ‘sit’ before going through a doorway, ‘sit’ for dinner. All these required ‘sits’ keep Bozo’s energy under control. If Bozo’s energy is controllable, he’s [...] Read more »
Training Your Puppy To Speak & Shush
Dogs bark. It’s not bad. It’s not abnormal. It is what they do. Barking is probably one of the main reason man wanted him close and chose to domesticate him rather than run him off, all those thousands of years ago. “OK, OK, barking is normal but it’s driving me nuts!” Yes, it can and probably will if you don’t learn how to control it. Dog training is nothing more [...] Read more »