This trick is a variation of a common trick that your dog will need to know: shaking hands. Start by making sure your dog knows this trick well. With your dog sitting in front of you, kneel down and hold out...
One of the newest methods to training the weave poles that is gaining in popularity is the "channel method", in which two parallel rows of weave poles are put side by side, but offset in such a way that the...
Tips on Jumping The most important thing is to get the dog to focus on the center of the jump. One tool that is particularly useful, especially if the dog likes toys, Training tip for the single jump: this...
Many Dog Owners and Dog Trainers have traditionally used raisins as treats. Raisins in large quantities can be lethal to dogs, and as few as a handful of raisins can make a dog ill. Raisins contain an unknown...
Dogs react to food. Give small treats to reinforce good behavior as you teach a dog tricks. As they learn, take away the treats a little at a time until they are obeying commands without food. Repeat the...
"Clicker Training" is an animal training method based on behavioral psychology that relies on marking desirable behavior and rewarding it. The click is more powerful for training than a spoken word because it...
Dog Agility: The course is usually about 180 yards long and snakes around inside an area about 100 feet square. Each run is timed or scored to so that the goal is to complete the course with the highest score...
When you use a Clicker you are working towards the end result of putting the dog into a learning mode and in the end, when he hears the clicker, he will understand that he has performed a behavior which was...