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Put your dog’s leash on and just stand still. When your dog releases the tension on the leash, click and show him the treat in your hand. Let him see you place the treat on the ground by the outside of your left foot. Once he’s eaten the treat, move to the end of the…
Mats at indoor shows are usually provided. These are for your dog’s assistance by allowing more stability and grip to the floor surface. Take cognisance of the fact it is dog which should be taking advantage of the mat and not the handler. Much to my amusement have seen this little indiscretion applied many times…
Many people are unaware that you should not pet or try to distract a SD while the dog is working. When public access training with Saxon, I have had people run up and pet him, make kiss sounds to get his attention, squeal about how cute he is, take our picture without asking and we…
Mikey also serves as my medical alert dog as sometimes an asthma attack sneaks up on me and Mikey alerts me by hitting my knee with his big head and whining. I then immediately use my rescue inhaler or use my nebulizer machine to give my lungs a better treatment. I did not teach him…
Due to its great popularity over the last twenty odd years or so, the ‘stafford’ has become one of the most competitive breeds to exhibit. With an im to improving your chances in the ring, consideration should be applied to two requirements. Firstly, your dog must attain a standard of breed acceptability and you …
Here is the thing. Why would you want to purposely encourage behaviours that are not acceptable outside the dog park. Barking, chasing, biting, prey drive, stalking, marking, jumping are all things we want to stop or at least thats what I am told when I go to peoples houses. So if these are things that…
Expecting a sofa dog to run 600 yards at full speed is foolish and can also be dangerous. Your dog will be inspected by members of the field committee before it is permitted to run to ensure it is in good health and you will be asked to gait your dog to inspect for lameness….
All of our training is reward based; for instance, when the puppies are very young they learn that white tiles are places to find portions of dinner so they are classically conditioned to want to go to sniff the square, white scent cloths when it comes to competing. For the distant control exercise, we play
It is better to first teach “Off” using food as both a distraction and a reward. The deal is this: once I say “Off,” if you don’t touch the food treat in my hand for just one second, I’ll say, “Take it” and you can have it. Once your pup has mastered this simple task
All the dogs are introduced to the public and then the public are invited into the ring to fuss the dogs. Saffy has always been impeccably behaved on these occasions and never once let herself, the breed or me down. I have for several years taken her to Crufts to wander around in her PAT…
I have a seven month old male that has gone through puppy socialization, obedience and listens and responds to all the basic commands when he is in class and in our house or backyard beautifully. I am having trouble with the basic walk at times. There are so many distractions that it is very difficult…