If you’ve got a new dog, you’ve got a lot to think about. Your hands are full with training and socialization and vet visits and all that. I’m going to add one more “to do” to your list. Please don’t hate me. The thing is, this is an extremely important to-do. Especially if you have [...]
It is my humble opinion that the dog crate is the most awesome invention to hit the world of Dog Stuff since the tennis ball. They’re a great tool for keeping mischievous canines out of trouble, and for traveling. Crates make the dreaded housetraining process so much faster and easier, since dogs don’t like [...]
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Here’s a quick tutorial for teaching your dog to wait. Not to be confused with the stay command, Wait is a useful command to have in addition to Stay. “Stay” means “stay in that position until I release you.” Wait means “don’t move forward.” Tomorrow I’ll post a how-to that follows up on this, for [...]
Do you know how to effectively use food rewards when you’re training your dog? Check out 3LostDogs’ “inaugural” video tutorial to find out all the basics you’ll need to know to get started: Music by Jason Shaw at Audionautix.com
As far as basic obedience goes, “come” is a pretty easy command to teach. You excitedly call your dog toward you, maybe tugging the leash or offering a treat. When he comes, you praise him. Eventually you attach the word “come” to it, and there ya go, you have taught the recall command. But that’s [...]
Some people are just really good at dog training. They get results and seem like naturals. Does this mean that the rest of us mere mortals cannot hope to be as good as they are? Nope. Ask any one of these “naturals” how they got so good and they’ll probably tell you “with lots of [...]
Food! When you saw the title, that was the first thing you thought of, right? You may envision colorful little Milkbones, liver treats or chopped-up hot dogs. If you train with food a lot and are now sick of the smell of hot dogs, you’ll be relieved to know that rewards don’t have to be [...]
