When you welcome a dog or puppy into your home, it's extremely important to work on preventing or solving the dog's possessiveness over its food bowl. Edna waits patiently for her food Step 1: No food in the bowl yet. Step 2: Have the dog sit patiently while it waits for its bowl. Use a … Continue reading Food Aggression
Category: Puppy training
There are just three steps to train your dog to perform a new behavior. Get the behavior to happen. Whether it's a "sit," a "shake," or a "go to your bed," command, you just need to first either trick the dog into doing it by luring it with a treat, lead the dog with a … Continue reading Three steps to train any behavior
Teach an "off" command. First, get those paws up on you or some other elevated surface by luring your dog up. Maybe teach this as an "up" or "hug" command. Then, using a nudge or by simply lowering the dog's front paws, get him back to the ground. As the paws touch the ground, say … Continue reading Four strategies to cure jumping
Edna is growing quickly, and learning fast. An important thing to remember when raising a puppy, or training a new dog, is that they are learning every minute. It is up to you to control their experience, so pup learns what you want her to learn. If you cannot control pup's actions, (i.e. you are … Continue reading Edna’s second week
These are the activities I have worked on in my first 24 hours with my border collie puppy Edna: housebreaking. I have either my eyes on her, or she is locked in her crate. She gets a treat and hears the command "potty" when she goes outside. This is time consuming - when awake and … Continue reading Puppy’s First Days
Rain City K9 