Creating 'rules' or boundary cues when playing tug with your dog is a great way to keep your dog from getting overstimulated and keeping those shark teeth off your arms and hands.
Puppy push-ups are a fun way to practice your puppy’s ‘sit’, ‘down’ and ‘stand’ cues. They’re also a great way to exercise the body and get some of that puppy energy out.
This exercise teaches each dog that the other is not a threat when resources are around.
This is the second phase in teaching peaceful co-habitation skills in a multi-dog household.
The next steps in your loose leash walking/companionable walking protocol is to move your training to your yard/driveway/outdoor are making sure though that it is still a distraction free environment.
Here Max is around 16 weeks and his sister Skye is not with us so he can concentrate a little better. Look how well he's doing.
Start your companionable/loose leash walking training inside your house.
Teaching ‘Leave It’ the non-traditional way.
This video shows me teaching a ‘leave it’ cue to a puppy.
Do you have more than one dog and can’t figure out how to train them? Or have one dog that bullies the other for food or toys. This is the process that I use to teach dogs how to share.
Responsiveness is the backbone of loose leash/companionable walking.
Here I'm helping Joey, remain calm and under threshold while there are workers in the home.