THE RETRIEVE: Suggested associated sounds: Fetch or Bring, Carry or Hold. Leave. The most basic description of the “retrieve” is the act of getting a dog to locate, and then fetch, or bring back, upon command and under control, any retrievable object either thrown or hidden, and then present or deliver the article to the […]
TRAINING DOGS BY CORRESPONDENCE.THE PROS and cons After over 50 yrs. of training dogs, the two most common questions I am invariably asked are:-Firstly: What are my current options if I want to train my dog?Simply put, the answer is : Depending on one’s needs, these are:- (1) Pay someone else to train it (2) […]
We got Zeppelin in October 2016, when he was just 11 weeks old. He was a little rescue pup, with skin and weight problems, but the cutest thing ever! We’ve never had a large breed dog and needed to learn how to handle him and what is needed to get little Zeppelin happy and healthy. […]
Training a dog to come when called is often referred to as a “recall.” It is ironic that owners go to great lengths to train their dog NOT to come when called, and then complain about it. They want someone to wave the magic wand and have their dog drop everything it’s doing, including chasing […]
John has been professionally involved with the training of both dogs and handlers for nearly 50 years. He initially acquired his dog training knowledge through the methods used by the Metropolitan Police in London and the British South Africa Police in the mid 60’s. In 1969 John joined the Royal Rhodesian Air Force where, over […]
Its been almost eight years since I have put pen to paper in order to generate some thought on the subject of dog training. It has been just as long since I competed in the obedience ring, but now that I have a new puppy, an Australian Shepherd, I have been visiting several shows, clubs […]
• CHOOSE THE CORRECT BREED FOR YOUR PURPOSE AND CIRCUMSTANCES• BE THE LEADER OF THE PACK! TAKE NO NONSENSE BUT BE A GOOD PACK COMPANION.• PRIMARY COMPULSION/CONDITIONING TOOL ( GUIDANCE, FORCE OR CONTROL WITH THE LEAD HAND (NORMALLY THE RIGHT HAND)• SECONDARY COMPULSION/CONDITIONING TOOL (VOICE, AND BODY POSITION)• POSITIVE REWARDS/REINFORCEMENTS: THE GOOD SOUND AND OFTEN FOOD OR LEFT HAND PLEASURE….STROKING, […]
There is often some confusion, especially in a dog club environment, as to who are handlers, who are the trainers and who are the Instructors? Let us take a quick look at the meanings of these terms as they normally apply in a professional Dog Training Environment such as for example, the Police, Military or […]
The object of a send Away and Redirection Left and Right is, from the onset, to get your dog to go “forward” or “away” from you, with gusto and enthusiasm, in a reasonably straight line, normally to some form of target often at +/-25m or more distance which is sometimes invisible to the dog. Then, […]
There are, we have been informed, many ways to skin a cat!! The same can be said for training pooches. When training a dog, we are often told “this is the best method for teaching the send away” or, “you will get the best results when training a dog to retrieve, if you use this […]