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...

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Teach your puppy to heel on stairs. Things can get a little uncertain for a puppy on stairs. For a detailed description of today’s free video, please read the description at http://www.sitmeanssit.com/dog-training-videos/teach-your-puppy-to-heel-on-stairs/

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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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http://www.sitmeanssit.com Teach your dog not to charge doorways is very beneficial. In episode 2, I show one of the techniques that we use and you can use at home. You can practice this particular dog training method numerous times throughout a day while you are at home. I am doing this with 3 dogs, none of which are mine. It is obviously a bit harder to control 3, but you will get the point in this video.

Stay tuned for tommorrow’s daily dog training video as we will show another method with these dogs.
Always giving dogs a variety of pictures makes it much easier for them to learn. They will see what you are teaching them in a variety of ways.

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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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http://www.sitmeanssit.com Today’s episode shows us preparing the dog for the distraction that we are going to bring in through the use of 2 different trainers.

By the end of this very first session, we will be able to bring the owner of the dog into this, and he will be able to maintain this training even through severe distraction that you will see using his knowledge of the Sit Means Sit Collar that we have given him.

For information on becoming a Sit Means Sit franchise or info regarding the ‘Sit Means Sit Collar’, please see www.sitmeanssit.com

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Go to http://tinyurl.com/yvcpum for info. You can see how to teach your dog by the foremost Hollywood trainer. Dove has a satisfactory method and has trained many television and movie animals.

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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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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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Http://www.sitmeanssit.com The grandparents and the kids get involved in this daily training session. This is their first session with their West Highland Terrier. This dog breed is also referred to as a ‘Westie’.

Sit Means Sit remote collar dog training system makes things go easier and much more fun for everyone at our lessons with the various tools and techniques that we use that are adaptable to everyone, as can be seen in this video.

The family getting involved will make for a better pet, and a more well-rounded animal. This family is well on their way of learning the basics of our dog training system. The products and equipment that we use in this video are available at our website.

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Bambi is very mischievious but very bright. Here she is going through the tasks needed for the KC Good Citizens’ Bronze award (plus off lead work which is not required). Going through a gate in a contolled manner poses no problems for her. She is learning very quickly and loves it!

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