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Dog training techniques: how to charge up your clicker

October 12, 2014 By Pippa Mattinson

How to charge up your clicker

This article is for anyone who wants to work with a clicker, with a dog that has not previously been introduced to clicker training. The clicker is the world's most effective and popular event … [Read more...] about Dog training techniques: how to charge up your clicker

Stage Five in Dog Training

October 10, 2014 By Pippa Mattinson

Stage 5 in dog training is all about maintaining your training standards This last stage in dog training is important, but happily it rarely causes serious problems Let’s face it, anyone that … [Read more...] about Stage Five in Dog Training

Dog training tips: How to teach the stay

October 9, 2014 By Pippa Mattinson

teach your dog to stay

A dog with a good solid 'stay' is impressive. He sits or lies like a rock and doesn’t move. Even when his handler walks away and leaves him for a while. Training a reliable stay isn’t as hard as … [Read more...] about Dog training tips: How to teach the stay

Dog Training Methods: Should I punish my dog?

September 28, 2014 By Pippa Mattinson

should I punish my dog

Should you punish your dog? It is a thorny question. When I was a child, physical punishment was a part of life. Spare the rod and spoil the child was the rule of the day. Both at home and … [Read more...] about Dog Training Methods: Should I punish my dog?

The language of dog training: is it getting too complicated?

September 4, 2014 By Pippa Mattinson

The language of dog training

There are a lot of words in dog training these days. Long words Behaviour adjustment training, counter-conditioning, reactivity, positive-reinforcement and negative-punishment. To name but a … [Read more...] about The language of dog training: is it getting too complicated?

Why you should teach your dog to fetch

August 31, 2014 By Pippa Mattinson

why you should teach fetch

Whilst many dogs are happy to chase a stick or ball, not all dogs are natural retrievers. Some won’t chase a ball at all. Whilst others will chase but lose interest once the ball stops moving. Some … [Read more...] about Why you should teach your dog to fetch

Training tips: 6 ways to set your dog up to win

August 11, 2014 By Pippa Mattinson

6 ways to set your dog up to win

It is all too easy to become embroiled in a battle of wills with a dog With you determined to teach your dog NOT to do this or that. And your dog determined not to get caught and punished. If … [Read more...] about Training tips: 6 ways to set your dog up to win

Opportunistic dog training

August 5, 2014 By Pippa Mattinson

Opportunistic Dog Training

Many of us think of dog training as something we do in a class, in the local village hall. Or as something that is confined to designated periods of time at home, or in the garden. And indeed, … [Read more...] about Opportunistic dog training

Why you need to be persistent in order to train your dog

July 21, 2014 By Pippa Mattinson

persistence in dog training

Are you 'persistent' by nature? If not, this may be something you need to work on. Just like humans, dogs learn by the consequences of their behaviour. And just like many humans, dogs are … [Read more...] about Why you need to be persistent in order to train your dog

Stage Four in Dog Training

July 8, 2014 By Pippa Mattinson

This stage is in training is about making sure that what you have taught your dog does not fall apart in the real world. Dog training is a journey, rather than a single event. Every single skill … [Read more...] about Stage Four in Dog Training

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