Use whatever word you want for Bed. You can use mat, bed, place, spot, etc. Just pick a word and stick with it. In these instructions I’ll use bed.


1. Put your dog’s bed on the floor

2. Get a bag of treats ready- tiny pieces of meat, cheese, dog biscuits, etc.

3. Put your dog’s leash on, you and your dog should be about 5-10 feet from his bed. ...

Hi everyone~

I just posted the following on another Dog list to someone that has having an issue with her BC Bella bolting out the door and not coming back once she got out the door. It's pretty basic stuff that all dogs should know and I thought maybe someone here might benefit from it.

To keep Bella from bolting out the door:

Practice the following: ...

Does Your Yard Look Like the Grand Canyon?


That adorable puppy you just couldn't resist has grown up! And he's turned over every inch of soil in your landscaped yard! "How can I stop my dog from digging?" I have heard this question countless times. I've also heard a range of solutions, some which seem to help, and others that dogs only seem to laugh at, and keep on digging. The first thing to consider when searching for a solution is the probable cause (or causes) of the problem; or why do dogs dig?

[B]In the wild, as well as in our yards, a dog will dig for a variety of reasons. ...

When you hire a dog trainer to help you train your dog, you want this person to treat both you and your dog with kindness, respect and understanding. If you're experiencing a serious behavioral problem with your dog, your trainer should carefully explain to you what will be involved in modifying your dog's behavior. He or she should also explain that we humans commonly have to modify our own behaviors that might be inadvertently contributing to our dog's problems.

A good trainer should not criticize you or your dog. Just because your dog might be showing aggression, or might be doing some destructive behaviors does not mean that it's your fault! There may be many factors that contribute to what behaviors our dogs choose, just like there would be several factors that cause our own human behaviors. Sometimes our dogs develop behaviors that result from genetic inheritance, early learning experiences that could have occurred prior to your bringing your dog home, and behaviors can be breed-specific too. For example, if you have a Border Collie, you should not be surprised if your dog likes to chase things, especially children who are running around in your yard. To a Border Collie, your children can represent his flock and so he might try to herd them as he would a flock of sheep. Behaviors can develop because there is something going on in the dog's environment that is reinforcing to the dog. For example, if your dog is barking like a lunatic at your mailman, he may be thinking that the mailman leaves everyday because HE'S barking at him! ...

NAME RECOGNITION GAME
1. Be prepared with treats and have them behind your back. Call your dog's name once, and when he turns his head in your direction, go to him and click & give him a treat. Repeat this at least 10 times.
2. Ask your family/friends to work on this with you. Each person is to call the dog's name, and when the dog looks in their direction, they should go to the dog and give him a treat.
3. If you call the dog's name and he doesn't respond, avoid calling his name again. Click your tongue or clap your hands to get him to turn his head in your direction. Then walk to a different location and call his name again.
Do this training in EVERY ROOM OF YOUR HOUSE. Ask for his attention while you're sitting on the sofa, when you're sitting on the bed, when you're making dinner or breakfast meals, and in all sorts of different situations. REMEMBER TO ONLY CALL YOUR DOG'S NAME ONCE! If you call his name over and over and he doesn't respond, he'll learn that his name is meaningless.
When you've worked on calling his name many times in your non-distracting environment (in your house), begin taking your training on the road. When you take him for walks through the neighborhood, periodically call his name. If he looks up at you, click and treat him. This will also help you with training him to walk on a loose-leash. Afterall, if he's looking directly up into your eyes, how far from your side could he be? ...