Comments on: What is dog training & why do it?

By: Training Tuesdays

Training Tuesdays — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:41:36 +0000

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By: admin

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:18:03 +0000

Thank you. No begging or jumping up while food is out would cover a lot of territory– including their meals. Did you teach them that dog food is the kind that gets put on the floor?

By: how to train a dog is easy

how to train a dog is easy — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:47:45 +0000

I agree with the dogs jumping up on people while they are eating. Some of my friends hate this more than the world and others think its cute.. so i was unsure how to teach my dog. But instead, i just went with the “no begging, or jumping up” while food is out drill. Very good write up.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 02:48:24 +0000

Thanks, Susanne. It’s actually going to be an interesting challenge because of the diabetes and thus the problem with food rewards between meals — and because Frankie is too stressed to even want food rewards out of doors. So we’ll see. But my not-so-secret (now!) plan is to see if I can find a local trainer who might want to co-blog with me about the process.

By: Susanne

Susanne — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:38:07 +0000

I already thought Frankie was pretty amazing after his balloon adventures, and I say gloat away when he outshines your friends’ toddlers, I bet he’s much better toilet trained than they are too!

A lot of times it is more a “People Training” exercise rather than “Dog Training” – a dog can be as frustrated as their owner when they don’t get what it is you want from them, and mixed signals from their owner only serve to make the situation worse. Once you are both speaking the same language the sky is the limit – oh wait, Frankie’s already been there…Have fun!

By: admin

admin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:20:08 +0000

Thanks! I should warn you that commenting on my blog can be dangerous, often leading to requests for guest posts in your area of expertise (which just happens to be dog training….)

By: Eric Goebelbecker

Eric Goebelbecker — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:52:50 +0000

“Communication, leadership — and fun.”

Nice description of training!