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Training with Classical and Operant Conditioning
Today is all about the video! I did a Facebook live yesterday on teaching with both classical and operant conditioning - both are valuable! Trainers tend to think in terms of operant conditioning - an "if/then" statement where the dog recognizes how their choice leads...
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Precision heeling – hand at waist and increasing speed
I do the majority of my precision heeling training at a very slow pace. The reason is precision - I want to see exactly what my dog is doing and speed masks errors. Competition is another matter; move fast and keep the judge busy controlling you rather than counting...
Crooked fronts? Try this simple drill
Straight and close fronts for dog sports competitions can be a challenge for a variety of reasons. Some dogs sit too far back; they feel the pressure of our bodies and they want to avoid it, so they hang out just a bit further away than we want them. Or maybe they...
A few early puppy training lessons
There are many ways to start a puppy or young dog on the early skills required for dog sports. This video demonstrates two useful things - 'choosing' to work and the start of heel work. In this video, puppy Kismet (11 week old Dutch Shepherd) and her mom are having...