Chase a Treat is a fun and engaging game that helps break up training sessions while boosting your dog’s enthusiasm and focus. It not only reinforces their ability to follow hand gestures but also improves coordination, making it a great way to keep training exciting and rewarding!
Teaching a dog to follow a lure—whether it’s food or a target stick—is a crucial foundation in trick training. Many owners underestimate its importance, thinking it’s too basic and skipping ahead to more advanced tricks. However, without this fundamental skill, those tricks become much harder to teach. Mastering lure following sets your dog up for success, making the learning process smoother and more enjoyable for both of you.
My dog training system makes great use of a ‘clicker’ as a marker to let your dog know exactly when they’ve done the right action.
Behaviour conditioning for dogs can be tricky, especially when you’re dealing with complex issues like reactivity or fear-aggression. These behaviours often have multiple contributing factors that can make it feel overwhelming. But when we strip everything down to its basics, all behaviours can be improved to some degree using three steps. Here’s how you can apply these steps to tackle any undesirable behaviour in your dog.
Learn why your dog is jumping up on people and find out ways to reduce this behaviour.
Learn why Barney* has started barking at strangers in public and how we can work on improving this undesirable behaviour.