Forming the Perfect Heel
You can teach a dog how to heel many different ways. One of the tricks I have read about is having a dog rotate it’s behind around while standing on an object. This exercise is great to raise awareness to a dog’s back end so that it learns how to rotate it around to a…
Easy as ABC
Positive dog training is as easy as A-B-C. Science-based training focuses on these three events: Antecedent – what happens before a behavior occurs Behavior – the behavior displayed Consequence – what happens after the behavior Observing the “ABC’s” in dog training will greatly improve your chances of success. Many times people have no trouble seeing…
Loose Leash Walking Tips!
Pulling on a leash is probably close to the number one request to fix when someone hires a dog trainer. No dog is born knowing how to walk on a leash. In fact, they are born with an instinct that makes them want to pull against things that are attached to them – it is…
FMBB 2012 Tracking and Protection
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0IZk1aWxyk&feature=colike
I know there has been a lot of interest in incorporating positive reinforcement techniques into highly competitive dog sports. I want to share this video to that everyone can see that it is possible to use it and WIN! Chock chains, shock collars, or force are NOT necessary when it comes to intense dog sports and this man and dog are living proof!
Tracking lasts until about 7 minutes in to the video, then protection starts. Wonder watch if you have a few minutes!
Mario Verslijpe and Hasco Van de Duvetorre competing at the worldchampionships FMBB ( Belgian sheperds ) in Rome. A: 97 B : 98 C : 94. Later Mario won the finals : B 98 and C : 97,5 ( not on this video ). He became worldchampion for the 4th time : two times worldchampion FCI All breeds with his former dog Yagus van de Duvetorre and one time FMBB with Yagus. And now he managed to win the worldtitel again with his young dog ( only 3,5 years old ) Hasco Van de Duvetorre.
Clicker Training for Cats!
I just recently adopted a young cat named Minnie Mouse. I agreed to foster her and her two-week old kittens until they got adopted, but tragically all the kittens passed away and she was the only one left. She grew on me and I knew her shyness wouldn’t help get her adopted at adoption days so…
Clicker training isn’t just for dogs!
Did you know that clicker training is used for all kinds of species? Clicker training works with natural thought processes for all animals. I have a pet rat that I am going to starting to clicker trainer this summer. Her name is Fivel and she is 1.5 years old. She has no experience being trained…