Target Training Third Lesson

I had to take several days off from training Lola since I was away Trialing one of my other dogs. As a result, it’s been six days since Lola has had any training. If our earlier work was successful she should remember what we had done. Normally I would start by...

Target Training Second Lesson

Here is Lola’s second lesson for Target. Target is the work I use in Agility for all contacts, to get them to stop, collect themselves, and ensure I don’t get a fault for a missed contact. I spend a lot of time on this lesson so that I can use my...

General Bonding

Bonding with your new dog is critical to your dog’s good mental health. By attaining a good bond with your dog you can ask more during training, and the dog will willingly give you more. My goal when bonding with my dog is to get “googly” eyes. What...

Leash Training

Every dog needs to learn to walk on a leash. Even if your dog just lives in the house with you, it needs to learn to be on a leash. Learning to walk on a leash allows the dog to be able to be taken to the Veterinarian by anyone. If the dog gets out of your home and...