Tonight at 4-H practice we had a super short lesson on secondary reinforcers. As they aren’t allowed to use food in the obedience ring, we need to be sure to have lots of ways to motivate and reinforce our dogs. They may typically enjoy petting or praise, but we want Read more…
I like efficiency. After classes with my dog, I write notes about what we did and how it went. I have a long list of behaviors/specifics to work on and we usually add about 10-15 things to the list after every class. Some days it’s a lot, lot more. Read more…
This is the list of the activities we use in class and the typical order. Sometimes the order changes based off of previous training history or how the dog is responding. Collar Holds: We want this to be very good before we put it with any of the other recall Read more…