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All things dog fitness, training and other fun!

No sit, Sherlock?

No sit, Sherlock?

 No sit, Sherlock?                                                                         VS         What an adorable face looking up at me… There’s really nothing like that puppy dog look, you know the one. It says, “I know you want to share whatever it is you have...

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My Imperfect Gratitude Practice

My Imperfect Gratitude Practice

My Imperfect Gratitude Practice The changing leaves, the dog hair tumbleweeds blowing in the early morning crisp fresh air of the open windows while enjoying a nice hot cup of pumpkin spiced mocha with dog snuggles! I work on not jumping right into my work day and...

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Teaching Your Pup “Touch”

Teaching Your Pup “Touch”

Teaching a Nose to Hand Target aka: Touch Hand targets are useful behavior for so many reasons, leash walking when we need our dogs to change directions, move around, stay close and you can use to reset when your dog moves ahead, end of a recall, when other people...

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Teaching your Pup “Place”

Teaching your Pup “Place”

Teaching your Dog "Place" Teach your dog they have a place and to go and relax is the final behavior. Take this anywhere you go or just hang out at home using it. To start and help your dog understand this behavior and that the mat is part of the exercise, make sure...

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How Pups Learn

How Pups Learn

How Dogs Learn Association: is it safe or not Make training fun Dog will develop a positive emotional response  Dog enjoys being with you and returning to you Consequence: good or bad for me Reinforcement increases behavior Always reinforce a recall with high value...

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