In High School the challenges and successes increase to activities that go beyond basic manners, further enhancing the relationship and team building between you and your dog. Fun games and real-life scenarios are introduced to begin to putting your dog’s skills to the test.
Once your dog has learned how to do a whiplash turn in an open room, and you have practiced whiplash turn in a doorway step 1 enough that your dog is comfortable moving back and forth over the threshold and orienting to you, you can move on to teaching your Read More
In order to help your dog learn how to do whiplash turn in the doorway, we first teach them about going back and forth through the doorway using other patterns they already know. This comfort level with the movement will make teaching the whiplash turn easier both for you and Read More
Teaching your dog to be comfortable with restraint is an important life skill for them that can be very helpful, especially in an emergency. The goal is to slowly work up to the point where your dog is comfortable with you holding them against your body. This is a great Read More
We are using spin as an example on how to teach a treat in the video and instructions on this page. You can use the same process shown here for many different tricks you want to teach your dog. If you have a trick in mind and aren’t sure where Read More
When playing with your dog it is helpful to remember that play derives from our dog’s desire to chase and hunt things. This means when you are playing with your dog with a toy you want to move the toy so it behaves like it’s trying to get away from Read More
When your dog is at the end of their leash pulling in front of you towards a distraction rather than tugging on the leash to bring them back, you can walk your hands down the leash to their collar and then pivot in front of them to manage the tight Read More
Chair game is a pattern game that you can do anywhere there is a raised surface to use as your starting point. You can use a chair, or any other raised surface that can be distinguished from the other targets such as the bumper of a car, a step, a Read More
When you first taught your dog a new behavior (e.g. touch, sit, or down) you clicked as soon as your dog did the behavior. Once your dog has the behavior on cue, you can add duration to it. To add duration to a behavior we change the timing of the Read More