This is a video of a dog I’ve worked with for years. She is quite impulsive, and also extraordinarily interested in toys for her breed. She prefers the reward of fetch more than that of treats. When I trained her to do a sit stay years ago, it was in split second increments. That she could keep her hiney on the ground for a one-second stint was a day to celebrate. Bit by bit, I built it up to the {Read More}
When Are Dog Crates Inhumane?
December 1, 2013 by
When are dog crates inhumne? I can think of five times. 1. When a dog isn’t trained to accept his crate at his own pace and have good feelings about his crate. If, instead, the dog is shoved into a crate, the door shut, and he is left inside, this is inhumane. Imagine how it would feel to have the same thing done to you. Panic? Fear? It would be a bad feeling. 2. Warehousing. Leaving a dog in his {Read More}
Broward County Dog Training
November 30, 2013 by
Are there days when your dog or puppy seems to be one step ahead of you at jumping on people, door dashing, chewing on shoes, furniture, or your fingers? Is housetraining your dog or puppy going a little slow or not at all? When you give your dog a cue, do you pray he’ll listen? Is your dog so hyper that he pulls on leash to rival any tow truck? Do you make excuses for your dog in public? Are {Read More}
Dogs’ Associations To Sounds
November 28, 2013 by
Here’s an interesting YouTube on how a Red Fox hunts for her dinner on Thanksgiving and every winter day. Imagine the energy she has to put out to do this! She has to be right enough of the time to keep up the strength needed to persevere. Her hearing is amazing. Her hunting skills are innate. What about your own dogs? How do they react to the common everyday sounds that mean something to them? Do they jump up {Read More}
A Nose Game for Dogs Fort Lauderdale
November 18, 2013 by
One of the nose games I play with my dogs is to pop a pot of popcorn, then go out into the backyard, and plant the popped kernels all over the place. In grass, in toys, under empty upside-down flower pots, on lawn chairs, on lawn chair arm rests, in planters, palm trees, on tables, their dog walk, fence posts, on branches of bushes, etc. The main thing is that I plant the treats on the ground, at and above {Read More}
