Teaching Self-Control
July 10, 2021
Helpful Behaviors for Everyday Life. In our article about Earning Life’s Rewards (ELR), you learned how to teach your dog to say “please,” offering polite
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“Leave it” – More Self-Control
July 10, 2021
“Zen” Dog Training. In addition to behaviors that are easily taught in your daily interactions with your dog (in “Teaching Self-Control”), here are a couple
Earning Life’s Rewards
July 10, 2021
A program for all dogs. Our Earning Life’s Rewards program is for puppies and dogs of all ages. It’s for dogs who need training, for
Easy Activity – Close a Door
July 9, 2021
A Simple Fun Behavior. Target training is the first step to teaching your dog to close doors – starting with a cabinet door. Once you’ve
Easy Activity – Calisthenics
July 8, 2021
A simple, fun behavior. Here’s a simple way to exercise your dog in a small space: Calisthenics—which Larry and Gail demonstrate. Once your dog knows
Easy Activity – Snuffle Mat
July 4, 2021
A toy to keep your dog entertained. Do you have a snuffle mat for your dog? The snuffle mat consists of fleece strips tied on to a rubber mat with holes
Easy Activity – Hand Touch
July 3, 2021
A Simple, Fun Behavior The Hand Touch is one of our favorite, most useful foundation behaviors. We hope you enjoy the video. This was originally
Easy Activity – Tug O’ War
July 1, 2021
A fun game to play with your dog. We love this game—and many dogs do, too! It’s a great way for your dog to release
Dog with Asperger’s Syndrome
July 1, 2021
Some behaviors can’t be trained away. I have long thought that my Chinook, Larry, is on the autism spectrum. A recent event really drove home
Daylight Saving Time
July 1, 2021
Changing clocks affects our dogs. Eastern Standard Time (turning the clocks back) started a few days ago. In the past four days, the dogs woke
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