Train Naked!

Not you, the dogs! Clicker Training, unlike more traditional training, really allows the handler to build up off-leash reliability from the very get go.  Traditional training (especially at its worst) is centered around delivering leash pops and corrections.  Dogs...

Missing…

We take a break in the clicker action to post about two missing dogs. A good friend of mine runs a small rescue group and a former foster (a dog who was once considered unadoptable for fear issues) has gone missing from her Furever home with another rescue dog in the...

Click your way to Confidence!

A few weekends ago at agility class Rio had a bit of an accident.  We were just working on a simple circle pattern with a crazy entrance/exit from the tunnel (from the back of the curved tunnel).  There was a tight-ish turn after a jump to the dog-walk.  I don’t...

Technical Support–Troubleshooting pt. 2

I hope everyone had a lovely weekend!  Last week I was chit-chatting about Clicker Training and that is where we will pick up today.  There are quite a few more common problems that pop up when Clicker Training so I want to get back to technical service,...

Technical Service…trouble shooting pt. 1

Have I been clear enough in expressing just how much I love Clicker Training?  Just in case I have NOT made it clear, I’ll spell it out for you: I love Clicker Training.  The cat is out of the bag.  I think Clicker Training has so many applications and is such...

The GSD of dog training…

German Shepherd Dogs are widely considered one of the most versatile breeds.  Herding, military work, personal protection, police dogs, scent detection [bomb, drugs], search and rescue, and service animals  are just some of the jobs GSDs are capable of doing well. ...