Online dog training is not a thing of the future, it is here! Maybe you’re wondering, how this can work, don’t you have to be there in person? Thanks to the technology of today, you don’t! In this post, I’ll go over what online dog training looks like and what to look for and aContinue reading “How do online dog training classes work?”
Category Archives: Dog training
Why letting your dog off leash can have unintended consequences
A lot of dog owners love letting their dogs off leash. Off leash time can provide opportunities for our dogs to run free, sniff, roll, dig, a.k.a: be dogs. It’s fun to watch your dog fully engaged in enjoying the moment. However, letting your dog off leash without a reliable recall, in an uncontrolled environment,Continue reading “Why letting your dog off leash can have unintended consequences”
The BEST thing you can do to improve your dog training and relationship
Someone recently asked, “what is the best thing I can do to become a better dog guardian?”. This was such a good question that I thought I would put together a post about it. So what is the answer? The best thing you can do to improve your dog training, improve your relationship with yourContinue reading “The BEST thing you can do to improve your dog training and relationship”
Dogs are allowed to have bad days
I think we sometimes forget that dogs are living sentient beings, or at least that what that entails. We seem to expect training to result in a constant upward curve of success. Often it feels like that upward curve is normal. We progress, we progress, we progress and then bam! Our dog just stops performing.Continue reading “Dogs are allowed to have bad days”
What is the Premack Principle and how can it help me?
The Premack Principle is one that all dog trainers are generally familiar with, and that some very savvy dog owner’s also know. So, what is it and how can it help you? The Premack Principle was discussed in a study by David Premack who discussed the principle in a paper of a study on CebusContinue reading “What is the Premack Principle and how can it help me?”
Five common training mistakes that might make you think positive reinforcement doesn’t work for your dog
I’ve recently had many conversations on social media with dog guardians who believe that positive reinforcement doesn’t work for their dog. This made me realize that there are many common training mistakes that can lead to people thinking exactly that. To be clear, positive reinforcement works, otherwise it’s not positive reinforcement. I don’t want toContinue reading “Five common training mistakes that might make you think positive reinforcement doesn’t work for your dog”
Puppies and recall
I’ve been thinking about recall a lot. This may be due to the fact that I’m working on a recall focused class. Either way, this is one of the top skills that clients ask me for advice on. Recall is a potentially life saving skill. Having a reliable (or bomber as I like to callContinue reading “Puppies and recall”
So you want an adventure dog: Part 3
We’ve been discussing adventure dogs and how they don’t just magically form out of thin air. We have to build their recalls until they are absolutely bomber, and we have to put in time to build value in engaging with us when we’re outdoors. But what else do we need to consider if we wantContinue reading “So you want an adventure dog: Part 3”
So you want an adventure dog: Part 2
A lot of us are outdoor adventurers and we want our dogs to join us in that endeavour. It’s normal, our dogs typically love the outdoors like us and so we want to bring them along. But adventure dogs don’t just happen, adventure dogs are created through a strong relationships and lots of work onContinue reading “So you want an adventure dog: Part 2”
How to Socialize Pandemic Puppies
On Tuesday December 15th, 2020 I hosted and presented a webinar called Pandemic Puppies (you can watch the webinar here). The purpose of this webinar was to provide some information for prospective and new puppy owners, on how they could raise a happy, confident and well socialized puppy during a pandemic. In order to registerContinue reading “How to Socialize Pandemic Puppies”
Stoked Dogs 