Meet Fred

Hello Everyone.  Meet my special dog, Fred. Fred is not an ordinary dog.  Fred is a truly fantastic guy.  He is highly driven to work, motivated by just about everything (including imaginary food), never quits, never falls to temptation or distraction, and will work...

Ziva – Adding Distractions

The earlier you add disractions to your training, the better. This video shows Ziva learning to ignore distractions while heeling.  At 11 months of age,  Ziva’s heeling is pretty good but the reward schedule is quite high.  This is the best time to introduce...

High Drive and Impulse Control

There is a relationship between high drive dogs and issues with impulse control,  because higher drive dogs care A LOT about getting what they want.  From my point of view this is a good problem to have, but sometimes a handler is overfaced; their dog is more...

Finn – choosing to work

Here’s Finn, an adult Golden Retriever who already knows how to work in obedience.  He is now learning how to choose to work. Note the emphasis on choice.  In Finn’s first lesson with me, it took about three minutes before he even glanced at his trainer....

Puppy Gaetz

I’m jealous; here’s my student’s new puppy getting started.  I still have to wait a few weeks before mine arrives.  Here’s the kind of stuff I’ll do early on in the puppy’s career: This puppy’s lesson is split between tug,...