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Week 5 Replay It’s a wrap! Thank you all for joining me these past couple of weeks. I am humbled and grateful  for the response I received. Quick review   Week 1 – with the number of dogs I have worked with I find that exercise is the most effective way to calm your dog.  Combining training and exercise is a sure-fire way to calm your dog, have a more responsive dog, and receive much of the attention from your dog that you are seeking.   Week 2- we focused on a calm dog while guests come into the house (no jumping) and several management tools you can use to set both you and your dog up for success when guests come to the house. Week 3- physical exercise is the most effective way to calm your dog as well as mental exercise. There are several brain games that will

Replay Week 4 Here In week 4 of our “5 Weeks to a Calmer Dog” webinar, we focus on ways to tackle impulse control. According to CBD Dog Behavior, impulse control is your dog’s ability to control their urge or impulses in certain situations.   Strategies I implement immediately with my board and train dogs to help with their impulse control are: First and foremost EXERCISE! I walk the dogs, take the dogs to the park to smell, or take them on a hike. They also receive a lot of play time with other dogs while they stay with me. Exercise helps immensely with having a calmer dog and helping with impulse control. Long stays on their settle spots. My goal is a 20 minute stay. The first 3 minutes is the hardest I have seen that once you move past the 3 minutes the dogs seem to relax at

Week 3 replay Playing brain games with your dog is another tool to put in your dog training toolbox on how to have a calmer dog. Keep in mind that any training that you do with your dog is a brain game! You’re engaging with your dog, your dog is being stimulated and at the other end of your session can be calmer for doing so. I’ve broken this webinar into 2 types of brain games with your dog, food based and tricks. There are many products on the market that can help stimulate and engage with your dog around food. Instead of eating freely out of a bowl you can challenge your dog out of any of these brain games. Don’t forget feeding time is a great time to train your dog as well. Slow feeder Snuffle mat Popsicle Food toy dispenser I have found subscription boxes such as

Week 2 Replay During week 2 of our 5 weeks to a calmer dog webinar we focused on how to have a calm dog when you come home or when you have guests come over.  The key take away from this to to PRACTICE not only when you come home but practice when you haven’t been gone for some time. When evaluating any problem behavior you want to look at the root cause of the behavior.   Why Dogs Jump Quiet simply Dogs jump up to say hello! They don’t know how humans prefer to be greeted, and it never occurs to them that they might knock us over or ruin our clothes. Thankfully, consistent anti-jump training can quickly solve the problem for good.   Teach Impulse Control we will discuss this in much more detail in week 4 of our webinar. Some examples of impulse control include but are

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Formal dog training as we know it originated during World War II. Before that, dogs had been working household members and their behavior was largely shaped through organic learning from older dogs. Only when soldiers needed to train large numbers of dogs to assist in warfare did compulsion training arise and, when the war ended, was developed into a recognized field by discharged military personnel. Back then, society as a whole accepted punishment as a valid teaching method. Typical training approaches involved physical corrections, leash jerks, and loudly yelling at the dog. This was difficult for puppies to endure, so the prevailing wisdom was to hold off on proper training until the puppy was seven months old (house-training was the exception).   In some places, these outdated methods are still used. But from the 60s and 70s and on—through the work of pioneers like Bob Bailey, Karen Pryor, and Dr.

A to Z Dog Training is searching for an Assistant Trainer to conduct Puppy Kindergarten and Basic Obedience classes as well as In Home Training sessions. A to Z Dog Training is a well established and expanding company that dedicates themselves in making good dogs better through training dogs and educating owners. Our training philosophy is ‘have fun and be consistant.’ For our trainers, we offer continuing education, as well as on the job training and opportunities for advancement. Duties: Conduct Puppy Kindergarten and Basic Obedience classes as well as In Home Training sessions and train Boarding School Dogs. Office work such as emailing students, answer the phone, social media, and dog training software. Organizing various paperwork Requirements: Available to work Saturdays and some evenings General knowledge of animal training Willingness to drive to In Home Training sessions Friendly personality with good communication skills Pay: Pay is dependant upon experience

This dapper little hunting dog traces her general ancestry back to ancient Africa; carvings of dogs resembling Basenjis decorate the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs. Of the many charming distinguishing characteristics a Basenji possesses, the most well known are her “barroo,” a yodel-like sound, and her habit of standing on hind legs to see better, the way Meerkats do. Another fun trait is her almost feline obsession with grooming—a pastime she can spend hours on. Despite (or perhaps because of) her acute intelligence, the Basenji is not the easiest to train, but with patience and gentle, positive methods she can be a polite and attentive family companion. In addition to gracing royal tombs and paintings throughout history, this dog’s imperial good looks and curious and independent nature has inspired movies (Good-bye My Lady) and novels (Heart of Savannah and The Basenji Revelation). To give a Basenji a home, search online for

Dog Meets Dog New dog in the household? The key to success is to plan ahead and be patient. Don’t assume the dogs will take an instant liking to each other or that they will work things out themselves. If your dogs get off on the wrong paw, the relationship might not recover. Taking a little extra time is well worth the effort. Before you get in the house: • Arrange an on-leash meeting on neutral ground. That means not in your house or yard, and with plenty of space around. Keep the leashes loose and let the dogs approach calmly. (Is your dog more comfortable off leash? Leave the leash off and keep tasty treats ready in case you need to call him away.) • After a 2-second greet-and-sniff , call each dog away with a cheerful voice. Praise and treat. • Now take a short walk with both