THIS IS AWESOME! My favorite dog trainer and dog whisperer of all time has just released a free video online explaining how to eliminate 94% of all unwanted behavior in ANY dog. Her name is Krista Cantrell and I absolutely LOVE the way she teaches. Click on the video to watch. You'll be glad you did...

Check out this article for a full length article on how to house train your dog- it contains more tips than are in this video-

http://www.dogmantics.com/Dogmantics/Training_Articles/Entries/2009/7/1_HouseTraining.html

Check out this article for photos and text on how to create an escape proof pen-
http://clicktreat.blogspot.com/2009/06/making-escape-proof-x-pen.html

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This video is a tutorial on how to teach your puppy or dog to be calm.

Some dogs need help to learn how to relax. Calmness does not come naturally to some breeds .By reinforcing your dog for being calm, your dog will start to choose calmer behaviors in the future and actually enjoy being calm.

Tips for teaching a Default Settle:

Don’t drop treats if the dog looks up at your hand as you move to give the dog the treat, instead try again later.

Don’t cue the dog “down”. It works better if the dog figures it out on his own and CHOOSES to lay down.

Use high value treats like real meat or cheese for such a wonderful behavior.

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This video goes over one game of how to train your dog to pay attention to you in distracting environments.
If you find that your dog is not interested in the game, try the game with higher level reinforcement- better treats (or toys), move to a less distracting environment, more to an area where you can run more (yet is safe)- as you could see in my video my yard was almost too small to play this game as its really moving fast and away that encourages a dog to run to you.

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This video is on how to stop your puppy biting you.

Dogs use their mouths to interact with their environment, so it is normal for a puppy to want to bite your hands or clothes. However in our society it is highly inappropriate. To train a puppy to stop using their mouth when interacting with humans is simple. All you have to do is set up training scenarios where your puppy would normally start biting and train an alternate response- calmly sitting, lying down, standing, or walking with a closed mouth. First you would start with the least arousing game- so simply just a reaching hand. As you reach, click or say “yes” and then feed a treat. As the puppy is successful you can progress to more and more arousing stimulus.

You should not allow your dog to be man handled or petted roughly. Petting should not only be rewarding for the human but for the dog as well. However at some point in your dogs life, someone might get to your dog before you can stop them and be overly rough. You can prepare your dog for these situations by playing training games. But when these situations do occur in real life, respect your dog, and get them out of the stressful situation. Do practice handling exercises for grooming as well as vet visits regularly…

Tips-

These exercises should only be done by ADULTS. As children can actually TEACH dogs to find mouthing and biting fun.

If you want to work with your child as the distraction, have your puppy with you on leash while you control all interactions. Making sure to end the game if the puppy is getting too aroused.

Children under the age of 5 should never be left alone with a dog or encouraged to interact with or pet dogs as they cannot control how rough they are and can make your dog learn to not like children as well as it being unsafe for the child.

Put your puppy on leash and tether him to a door so that you can escape him if you make a mistake by progressing too quickly and elicit mouthing.

If your puppy starts mouthing you during the training games it means you have gone too far too quickly- go back a step and make the game easier.

Make sure your puppy can always back away from you, so they don’t feel trapped or forced when being handled. This is because they could start learning to bite out of fear or stress.

If you have an adult dog or adolescent dog that is mouthy watch my Handling Shyness video.

If you must rough house with your dog- have a structured game where you hold a toy in each hand that the dog can bite. Never allow your dog to bite your hands when playing. If you feel teeth the game ends. Always have a cue to start and end the game, and never reinforce the dog for starting the game on his own.

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This is a video of me working on some ideas for a double dog routine with Splash and Tug. Splash is 2 years old and Tug is about 9-10 months. I have had Tug for 5 months now, and he is simply brilliant, and really shows how only using Positive reinforcement really WORKS! I do not use any form of positive punishment with my dogs. Meaning they can never get anything wrong…

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This is a continuation of the video “Barking Episode 3- barking on a walk”. Please watch that video first to work on the foundation exercises. Also watch my videos on loose leash walking as a tight leash can cause a dog to be more aroused and reactive on walks.

Step One-

Click and feed your dog as he alerts towards the gate he usually barks at BEFORE he barks, and then walk the other way. Repeat this step until he is no longer alerting. You can also feed your dog for looking, instead of clicking. However, if you do this and your dog turns around to look at the food, don’t give it to him. You want the other dog to be the predictor of reinforcement, NOT your hand movement!

Step Two-

Walk closer to the gate or window that the reactive dog usually appears at and either feed the dog AS they are looking, or click the dog and feed. Then walk away.

Step Three-

Pass the house in an arc. Walk your dog across the street so that he is as far away from the barking dog as possible as you both cross. As the dog begins to look confident and relaxed you can walk the dog in a closer arc. Keep in mind to not walk TOO close to the other dog, as you don’t want to cause it any undue stress!

If your dog becomes reactive, simply say “lets go” and go the other way (with NO TREAT). Practice the cue “lets go” before using it with distractions. If your dog keeps reacting make it easier for your dog, walk up to where he is comfortable, click and then turn back the way you came.

Step Four-

When you have changed your dogs emotional response to dogs barking at fences, continue to give your dog information and feedback!
Walk past the barking dog, and tell your dog what a good dog he is for being so brave and relaxed. Remember you can use your voice and calm touch to tell your dog they are wonderful! You can also use calming signals as you pass, to tell your dog you are not worried about the other dog.

Tips-

1- Use management and prevention. Start practicing this exercise with the dogs that your dog has the lowest reaction to and then work up to the ones that he has the highest reaction to. If that means driving past the house up the street and getting out to walk your dog, it’s worth it!

2- If your dog recently reacted to another dog, when passing a house with a dog at the gate, go back a step and increase distance because your dog will be more likely to react.

3- If you are not seeing improvement- try using better treats and try working from further distances first. You can also practice just hanging out in front of your house, or practicing ’settles’ with your dog on leash to help your dog be calmer when outside.

4-Don’t leave your reactive dog behind a fence or window when you are not home- as they will learn to become reactive to other dogs.

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This is a video on how to train your dog not to surf the counters or in other words put their paws up and eat food and items that are on your counters.
Remember to keep in mind that during training, items that your dog likes should NOT be left in reach on counters so that you don’t UNDO all the training you have just been doing. As nagging a turkey off the counter WILL train your dog to do it again!

At the beginning of the video you will see Tug my new puppy BEFORE I trained him, he would jump up and onto tables to lick them clean. At the end of the video you can see the results of one session that was a couple minutes long.

Tips:
1- Make sure the dog NEVER gets the food- it sounds obvious but some dogs are very FAST!
2- If he is struggling to look away from the food, either give him a hint by making an attention noise or take some steps away so he is not as close to the food
3- As he succeeds raise criteria
4- You can start off first with a carrot on the table but the reinforcement is something even better like Chicken
5- Watch my ‘leave it’ video for more information on teaching the leave it

Dog training clicker training manners teaching a dog to not touch food on counters counter surfing stealing food

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The beginning of the video shows splash learning to sidestep out in front of me without looking back, this is our newest trick. Kiko learns how to shake a blanket. Later I am just doing some play training with Tug. And at the very end, Splash decides to do the limbo under a stream of water… Splash makes me laugh everyday…

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Dogs have the ability to have their personal distinct personality and behaviors throughout their life. They could be so a lot like any child which has to become trained and influenced within the way they ought to go. That’s why it’s greatest to have them undergo a dog training course.

There are lots of canine instruction professionals providing their services. Most of them are even providing on the internet programs. Nevertheless, all have various approaches to instruction a canine. Although most of those techniques function, it’s nevertheless greatest which you figure out for yourself which of the dog training courses is best for your dog.

To give you an idea of these methods, here’s 5 of the common ones:

1. Clicker Training : This method involves the use of a hand held device which makes a clicking sound when pressed. During training period, everytime the dog is in good behavior, clicking sound is made along with some treats. Clicker training is a way to reinforce that good behavior. Gradually, the rewards will be taken but the clicking sound will still be there as a sort of way to tell him that he is behaving well.

2. Reward Instruction : Have you ever seen an show within the zoo featuring animals? Have you ever wondered why animals follow the commands of its trainers? Nicely, this really is precisely the kind of instruction it entails to obtain a canine or any animal behave within the way you would like him to. Should you give him a reward as soon as you discover his behavior really great, he’ll wish to do anything you say simply because he’s in it for the treat.

3. Whistle Training : For this method, you will be using a device called an ultrasonic whistle. It is a whistle which normally humans cannot hear but dogs can. The whistle will be used primarily to get the dog’s attention. This proves to be very effective. However, the drawback is you yourself will have to get trained to employ this method yourself.

4. Canine Whispering : You’ve heard of horse whispering, correct? This really is just precisely the exact same instruction but only it is done on dogs. This can only be done by extremely trained professionals. And you will find some who would assert that only couple of are gifted to successfully utilize this technique.

5. Collar Training : This kind of training you can easily emulate and do at home. You will need to put on a head collar that will generally loosely control the movements of the dog. It is a very good way to get your dog’s attention and direct him wherever you want him to go.

The several dog training courses will most likely employ a mix of these common methods and several others. They may also have some tricks up their sleeve to effectively train a dog. However, do keep in mind that it is still up to you to give the effort and make the choice to make the dog training effective.

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How to clicker train your dog:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnRSeuHD_fg

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