Shaping Your Dog’s “Sit”
Shaping taking a desired behavior, breaking it into small steps, and reinforcing the steps until you build the final behavior has become a standard dog training tool, especially in the force-free world. Those who are familiar with shaping regard it as invaluable for teaching and refining behaviors. If you don't yet have experience with shaping, try this exercise with your dog. It will help you realize how subtly and precisely you can influence the movement of virtually any part of your dog's body.
Dog Training With Hand Signals
as long as you are consistent.üThis is the gesture I use for cuing "Down!" It's a large signal that can be seen by a dog who is far away.üThis is the gesture I use for cuing "Sit!"I start with my arms at my sides
Target-Train Your Dog to Ring A Doorbell
Each month, I stand in the middle of my training center during the second session of my newest Level One class and introduce my...
Train Your Dog to Target
During the two-plus decades that I trained my dogs in old-fashioned obedience classes, I never learned the pervasively useful and versatile behavior of targeting. The closest I came was the narrow application to go-outs" in advanced level competition classes not really the same thing at all. Even today
How to Get a Dog to Behave
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Classical Conditioning – How Your Dog Learns by Association
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simply pour on the treats
simply pour on the treats
How To Train a Deaf Dog
Training a deaf dog requires patience and consistency, just as training a dog who can hear does. While replacing the verbal “sit” with a...
Fluency and Generalization in Dog Training
Fluency and generalization training methods prepare your dog to respond and behave correctly in ANY situation. In dog training, generalization means that your dog can apply a concept to many situations; he knows that Sit!" means he should sit whether he's home