Let’s be practical here. As much as you would like to shape behaviors but not force the dog by molding or yanking (an example for molding would be: putting the dog…
“Obedience” also known as basic skills are often the only skill set a dog learns and because of the psychological implication carry with them a weight of importance. Non compliance is…
http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/07/elizabeth-weiss-dog-trainer-encounter.html DAILY INTELLIGENCERENCOUNTER July 29, 20148:00 a.m. Making House Calls With Elisabeth Weiss, New York’s Most Musical Dog Trainer By Jada Yuan Photo: Bobby Doherty/New York Magazine “Wow! Good girl!” Elisabeth Weiss…
The beauty of the situation: the puppy has such strong history of being rewarded for the sit that he will remain in that position under difficult and distracting circumstances.
Working with small and fearful dogs is a fascinating project. Being afraid of getting up and down stairs is not that unusual a problem for dogs, but for tiny dogs…
I was going to write something about housetraining but I changed my mind. I think it is much more important to write something about another aspect of raising a puppy.…
The incentive for teaching Lulu to run into the harness from a distance came from the owner who complained that she tended to back away from him when he tried…