Dog Training
Want Cesar Millan to Train Your Dog?
Nat Geo Wild announced today that it has commissioned the 12-part series Leader of the Pack with world-renowned Dog Whisperer Cesar Millan. In the new series produced by POWWOW Media Partners, Millan combats the global issue of canine abandonment, giving “unadoptable” dogs a second chance and coaching families from across Europe who are vying for ...
Ideas for Encouraging Patience, Self-Control and Attention in Dogs
Train “wait” and “stay”. Very similar, with subtle differences. Wait is as though a wall has suddenly appeared; the dog should stop abruptly. Wait is generally of short duration, and most of the time the dog can move around where he’s been but not go forward. When a stay cue is issued, the dog has ...
How To Stop My Dog Eating Poo?
How to stop my dog eating poo? When we receive emails from our lovely readers asking dog training questions, they often begin with 'how do I stop my dog….' doing something. Now, when it comes to a dog eating poo, that's a particularly nasty one. I mean, who after all wants a poo eating dog ...
Learning Methods for Dogs
Four Ways to Teach Your Dog LURING The luring technique requires the handler to maneuver a treat around in such a way that the dog, in his attempts to get the treat, will give you the behaviour you are waiting for, or some version of it. You reward as or immediately after the command was ...
5 Great Dog Obedience Tips
Whatever dog obedience training method you use, there are certain guidelines you should follow. 1. Keep in mind that your dog performs only because there is something in it for him. It may be a cuddle, it may be a treat, or it may be to avoid an electric shock or the jerk from a ...
Socialise Your Puppy Or Suffer The Consequences!
Early puppy socialization is regularly mentioned as one of THE most important things any new dog owner can do in order to set their pet up for a lifetime of positive behaviour. Or, let's look at it the other way round, a lack of early socialization could very well be one of the single biggest ...
I Want to be a Dog Trainer, But How?
It's the dog lover's dream, to pay the bills and have a job you truly love, that you are thrilled to get up and perform each day, helping other dog owners and learning more and more each day. That job, that dream, is the life lived by most professional dog trainers. If you've ever had ...