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Start Stays Easy - Training the Companion Dog 4 – Recalls & Stays

Challenge your dog to beat their longest stay.  Start with easy, short duration stays and build up slowly, practicing on whatever is most difficult for your dog.

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Fair & Gentle Loose Leash - Training the Companion Dog 3 – Walking & Heeling

It’s always unfair to punish a dog more than you praise it.  Maintain a positive training atmosphere by praising them when they’re acting well, which is most of the time.

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Potty Problems at the Pub - Training the Companion Dog 2 – Behavior Problems

It’s not very helpful to punish your dog for going in the wrong place if you don’t show them where you would like them to go.  Use confinement to prevent mistakes and reward them every time they get it right.  If you ever catch them making a mistake, yell at them and hustle them to their toilet.

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More For Less - Training the Companion Dog 1 – Socialization & Training

Always continue to up the ante for rewards.  The more your pup does for each food treat, the better.

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Improving Control - Dog Training for Children

The first step of a recall is the hardest, so practice that first step over and over again, with a string of single step recalls.

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Praise to Punish in Under a Second - Training Dogs with Dunbar

If you think your dog is going to break give them with an instructive reprimand that reminds them that they need to focus on you and what you’re doing.

 
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Walk On Leash – Step by Step – SIRIUS Adult Dog Training

This exercise trains the dog to pay attention to you while walking.  They never know when you’ll stop and they’ll have to sit and look at you again to get you going.

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Handling & Examining - SIRIUS Puppy Training Classic

Gwen Bohnenkamp explains how to train your puppy to enjoy being held and handled, otherwise you’ll end up with a difficult and anxious adult dog.  Increase handling a little bit at a time and praise them when they’re being calm

 
Training:  Handling & Gentling
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Perfecting Recall Sits - Training the Companion Dog 4 – Recalls & Stays

Fine tuning your recalls and sits takes practice.  With a big dog you’ll want to extend your hand out to the dog to stop them before they come barreling into you.  Use big exaggerated hand signals to show your dog what you want.

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Loose Leash Explained - Training the Companion Dog 3 – Walking & Heeling

Training a dog to walk politely on leash is very easy, but not if you’re trying to go somewhere.

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