One of the biggest mistakes I can make with my dog is expecting too much too quickly. Although I have high expectations for Ace, I still take things in small steps so success is easier. When I adopted Ace, he was a year old and did not know a single command. I’m not even sure …
Dog Training
Note: This is an interview with Ty Brown, owner of Protege K9, a business that trains and sells protection dogs. Ty has trained and placed more than 100 protection dogs in the United States and other countries. He also runs Ty the Dog Guy, a dog obedience and behavior modification business in Utah. How did …
Gentle Leader vs. Halti – Which collar is better? And what is the difference? This post looks at the pros and cons of the Halti vs. Gentle Leader.
My dog Ace took and passed the AKC Canine Good Citizen test Friday. Passing the test itself is not all that important, but the concepts in the test should be goals for every dog owner. The test was a fun way to compete with my dog and get recognition for my work. I like that …
Ace and I just got back from a two-day trip to visit family where Ace had the freedom to run in a big yard. The problem with that is it was harder to control him when he wasn’t on a leash. Sometimes he brought me sticks, totally fixated on them. All the toys were put …
Emily from My Lime had this question, What is the silliest game you play with your dog? I don’t have a lot of games I play with Ace, but I like to goof around with him and make fun of him. One thing I do is throw a blanket over his whole body, spin him …
Ace and I practiced some weaving last week. He still needs me to guide him through the poles somewhat, but he has gotten a lot faster and more accurate (still a klutz, but getting better). We hadn’t done any agility in two months, so I got his poles out to see how he’d do. I …
You could have your dog find anything. Treats or a toy work well. The reason I taught Ace this game was to challenge him to search for an object rather than play fetch where my dog obsesses over a ball. To teach Ace “find it,” I had him sit outside in a baseball field. There …
Bitter apple spray works to stop a dog’s chewing and other bad habits. Bitter apple spray is a bad tasting liquid you can spray on furniture, leashes, etc.
Reader Vee DeOllos-Hudsonasked me what to do when her dog cries and acts overly excited on walks when he sees other dogs (dog in picture is not Vee’s dog). The problem is, he loves other dogs and can’t control himself around them because he is so friendly. He is OK when he meets dogs in …