What you’ll learn in this episode: Dogs can transform your life and help you through difficult times A dog’s resiliency and ability to adapt is amazing Connecting with your dog can heal both of you How dogs can bring people together in unexpected ways Love and attention are a huge factor in dog training...
READ MORE What you’ll learn in this episode: Dangers posed by wild javelina Keeping yourself and your dog safe How Javelina communicate with their group The story of a particularly dangerous encounter out in the field between a group of javelina and a dog and his owner How having a well-trained dog that comes immediately when...
READ MORE What you’ll learn in this episode: Knowing when you’ve done enough dog training and letting your dog’s natural abilities and genetics do the rest How living with and connecting with your dog/s is important for them and you Your emotions when training is felt by your dog/s and can connect them to a training...
READ MORE What you’ll learn in this episode: How Web developed a dog training shortcut to immediately heighten a dog’s awareness and senses Using dog distress scent cues and alarming animal vocalizations to get dogs’ 100% focus and attention during aversion training Theory about using positive scent cues and animal vocalizations to get dogs’ 100% focus...
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I first heard this oft-quoted saying from a dear friend and fellow dog lover and trainer and writer, Bill Tarrant. Turns out it was originally written by Sir Walter Scott and goes as follows: “I have sometimes thought of the final cause of dogs having such short lives and I am quite satisfied that...
READ MORE What you’ll learn in this episode: What are Sonoran Desert Toads? Where are they found and when do you see them? How they can be dangerous to dogs and how quickly a dog can die without intervention What to look for in your dog if you suspect it encountered a Sonoran Desert Toad What...
READ MORE What you’ll learn in this episode: Dogs can be trained to avoid porcupines Differentiating between deadly wildlife encounters for your dog, versus others that are costly and/or annoying but not life-threatening Anticipating possible threats, including traps, and preparing for them makes time with your dog on the trail more enjoyable Deadly dog threats include...
READ MORE What you’ll learn in this episode: What it takes to be a bird dog (hunting dog) trainer Dog packs and what that means to any dog owner The essentialness of living with and connecting with your dogs How easy it is to accidentally make basic dog training mistakes Choosing the best dog breed to...
READ MORE What you’ll learn in this episode: Differences in how people, dogs, and other creatures, such as rattlesnakes, sense and perceive their world How these differences impact our perceptions of behaviors, and thus our reactions to the behaviors of other creatures How modern developments in technology have changed our perceptions of the behaviors and thinking...
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Recently we talked about rope, the primary and simplest tool a dog trainer needs. In this week’s blog we will explore the second essential training tool: your voice. It’s the one thing we all use to communicate, and yet we underestimate its power and potential peril when used to train our dogs. Since we...
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