Dog Training Musings

Recently on a list that I am on a poster there summed up in very eloquent words my entire philosophy on dog training, in a few short paragraphs.....and like it or not it works for every single dog in the world. If you like what the dog is doing praise it or reward it and if you don't like it correct it. For some dogs this has to be ramped up and for others toned down....but essentially it is the same for every dog from the shy retiring dog to the bold self confident dog.
What makes everything unique is the trainer or the handlers ability to read the dog. So a good trainer knows exactly when to correct and when to add more help.....by simply reading the dog in front of them. They can see a soft dog needs a soft touch whereas a bolder dogs needs a firm hand.
Carefully show the dog what you want over and over and help them as necessary to do what you want. Once you have the behaviour make the dog accountable for the behaviour. The handler or trainer has to be responsible for giving consistent training and cues but that is it in a nutshell.

Training A Siberian

I took the Siberian that is here for training into the city today and walked about 3.5 kms with a friend and her Lab. We met on the way, several motorcycles, a wheelchair, numerous ducks, geese, lots of other dogs, squirrels, lots of little children and saw boats and walked on docks and past trafffic. The whole way this little man was perfectly well behaved. I was able to use the place command to get him into the car easily. He quickly sat for every stop along the way and never pulled on the leash once.

training a Siberian Husky

I am currently working with a year old Siberian Husky. When he came he was screaming constantly in the kennel and pulled like stink on the leash. I started working with him last weekend and though I normally keep a log on the dogs I have for board and train, I have been so busy with training this week that I have fallen way behind. Anyway, the husky is now learning place and he is learning to sit and wait at the door and not too rush the door. Rushing a door is a very dangerous thing for a Siberian ... even more so than most dogs because they won't stop once they are out.

This is the first entry for my blog related to my new website. It should be up and running in the next two weeks.
Tomorrow night I start my first ever nosey dogs class. I bought the scent boxes for the students yesterday so we are already to go.
I will use this site to update on classes and boarding related activities and to post pictures etc.