Arc by Approaching Distraction
When you are walking your dog, there will be times you notice distractions approaching you head on.
Appropriate Play
As your dog is going through adolescence their body will be developing rapidly but often it takes a while longer for them to socially and emotionally mature.
Arc by Approaching Distractions
When you are walking your dog, there will be times you notice distractions approaching you head on
Learning to calm down after getting excited or frustrated is a skill which dogs need to practice in order to get good at it.
When you think about changing behavior, often you just want something to stop
When it comes to living with dogs, relationship is everything. There are many ways to build a connection but one simple, yet effective activity is hand feeding.
When you think about reactivity, do you focus on just your dog? Do you focus on how to stop the behavior you don’t like?
When it comes to play, it is important to be able to bring your dog away from others at varying intervals to allow them to calm down and de-escalate before things become too intense.
Changing Associations
Imagine you work in an office, and you are nervous of your boss.
It’s really important to practice harness and collar holds well ahead of needing to use them.
Discovering your Dog's Favorite Treat
Dogs naturally like food, and just like you, they have preferences about flavors and textures! Some prefer their treats to be crunchy and hard while others like them soft and chewy.
Emergency Situations page 2
Sometimes you’ll find yourself in challenging situations with your dog. Perhaps someone wants to meet your dog and is insisting on coming closer or maybe they let their “friendly” dog come running over.
Exposing your puppy in the right way early on to objects that move is really important if you don’t want them to become triggers for your puppy to chase later.
Teaching your dog to move to a particular spot-on cue is a useful behavior when it comes to bringing visitors into the home, answering the door, collecting the mail, and more.
There will be times when you would like your dog to move to their bed and settle calmly for a longer period.
One way to really supercharge your dog’s recall is by encompassing fun games. Once you have taught your dog to target your hand with their nose it can become an excellent alternative to your usual recall.
Inappropriate play
During adolescence things are changing physically, chemically and emotionally for your dog.
Adolescent dogs often struggle with greeting people appropriately. This may be due to overexcitement or fearfulness which can peak during the teen stage.
When it comes to teaching dogs to keep their paws on the floor when greeting people, one of the key situations which will impact your training is how your dog interacts with you when you come home.
Adolescent dogs don’t often have very good body awareness. They are growing rapidly, and it takes time and practice to develop controlled movement.
Teaching your puppy to walk nicely on a loose lead is really useful, whether you live in a busy city environment, or the rural countryside.
If your dog struggles to remain calm around people you meet in the street, you’ll want to be proactive in handling this situation.
Teaching your dog to walk calmly beside you is often one of the most desired behaviors when it comes to dog training.
Pattern games give you and your dog a familiar structure to work within when you are in a distracting environment.
When teaching your dog, a reliable recall, it is important to keep it fun
When it comes to building behavior one aspect which has a huge impact but is often overlooked is reward placement.
In this tutorial you are going to learn a fun game to kickstart your puppy’s recall training.
Before you go on a walk with your puppy there are some things you can do to set you both up for success.
Teaching a Release Cue
Something that is really useful to teach your dog is a release cue. This is a short word, sound or signal that lets your dog know that the task they are doing is finished and they can do something else.
So, what causes reactivity? What makes one dog over-react when another dog doesn’t?
