#AtoZ Challenge: U is for Understand Dog Body Language
/Understanding your dog's body language will make you a more efficient trainer. Be sure to take some time to learn what your dog's trying to communicate through his or her behaviors.
Read MoreTucson, AZ | Sharing what we've learned about training to become a certified therapy dog team, managing atypical Addison’s Disease, and raising happier and healthier dogs.
Understanding your dog's body language will make you a more efficient trainer. Be sure to take some time to learn what your dog's trying to communicate through his or her behaviors.
Read MoreTraining our dogs to walk politely through any threshold has been one of the best decisions we've made, but it's also the training choice that has required the most amount of patience.
Read MorePracticing a skill or two at meal time is so easy to integrate into your daily routine that I decided to stress that point.
If you're giving your dog supplements or medications hidden in yummy treats, then ask your dog to do something to earn the "reward."
Read MoreKeeping training interesting is crucial for your dog and for you. Nobody wants to train if it turns into drudge work.
Rotating skills and rewards helps maintain your dog's focus on the task at hand.
Read MoreAny time you’re standing around waiting for something or someone, train with your dog. Even if you just get in a minute or two of practice with one skills, that's another minute or two logged that you didn't have before.
Waiting is a great time to work on engagement with dog. Call their name and give your positive marker word when they look at you.
Read MoreChange up where you go with your dog for walks. Vary their sniffs. Vary the distractions. Vary the scenery. Your dog will love exploring new places and you'll be less bored too.
If you absolutely cannot vary up where you take your dog for a walk, even temporarily, at least take different routes or rest in different spots
Read MoreTake advantage of off-leash opportunities and spend a few minutes training your dog. The higher number of distractions can create a much higher return on that time investment.
Read MoreMost of the time I try to avoid noise, but when I was working on Bernie's socialization, I sought out various sounds. As we continued obedience training, I liked certain reliable neighborhood noises to act as distractions while Bernie and I practiced.
Read MoreMovie night is a great opportunity to get in some short bursts of training for your dog.
Read MoreLaundry is one of those consistent chores that demands time. Most times I let the laundry pile up for the week and spend hours cycling through each load, fluffing and folding. Sometimes I wash loads of laundry during the week so I don't have the huge weekend time suck.
However you prefer to manage your laundry, it's easy to integrate a little dog obedience training into your routine. I don't train during all stages of laundry every week, but I usually will train during at least one phase.
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