Help with dog training

Need help with you dog? Is your dog jumping up? Does your dog steal things? Would you like to try to do some dog training on your own? Are you have problem with house-training?

Here is a list of dog training tutorials that demonstrate important training concepts and also give you a feel for how I train dogs and puppies.

First the basics:

• How to get your puppy’s attention.
• Eye contact is the key to success when working with your dog.
• And always remember, if you and your puppy are not enjoying yourselves there is something wrong.
• Five books you should definitely read about living with and training dogs and puppies.
• How to read a dog’s body language

Specific training help:

• Loose Leash Walking
• How to use training to get your dog to calm down.
• More training to get you dog to calm down.
• Lure/Reward: Training Sit – a brief example of teaching sit with lure/reward training
• Get your dog to stop jumping up on people
• How to stop your dog from taking things
• How to get your dog to come when called.
• Jumping up – more help for dogs that jump up on strangers and visitors
• Crate Training – helping getting a dog accustomed to being in a crate, which can be a very valuable management tool when used wisely
• How to your house train your dog
• Playing Tug – how to play tug safely and train your dog at the same time

There are also handouts that you can print out or share with your friends.

If you want to discuss a more specific training problem or goal that is not shown here, or how to use these techniques with your dog, take a look at my classes or contact me for more information.