Bear’s Big Puppy Tip: Choose the right reward for training a puppy.
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Teddy’s Top Training Tip: Teaching your dog is both art and a science.
When we teach our dogs to carry out a specific command or exercise, both art and science are at work. The teaching part looks at both the science of why and research to support it and the art is that we must engage fully with what we are teaching our dogs. We need to strive
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Bear’ Big Puppy Tip: When greeting new visitors and strangers teach your puppy to sit
It is important that your puppy greets guests and strangers by sitting or standing rather than jumping up. When you meet someone, ask your puppy to sit or stand. Ask the person to only come forward to greet your puppy when he is sitting/standing and to back away if he jumps up. Doing this consistently
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The Bonus Biscuit – 10/03/17
The spoken word and a hand signal are two important aspects for training your dog. The value of using both starts when the dog is a puppy. It gives the puppy a visual cue which is paired with a spoken word and will result in the puppy carrying out the action. For adult dogs, it
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The Bonus Biscuit 3/3/17
There are many toys that can benefit playtime with your dog. Playtime is great for bonding which in turn helps with training. Did you know that dog toys fall into three categories: Activity or Action toys – These are to help your dog with some mental stimulation and can include food activity toys, interactive toys and
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