by Denise Fenzi | Oct 30, 2011 | Lyra, Musings
I’m a competition obedience trainer. Someday I might play in agility as well. As far as I can tell, there are certainly no more than a couple hundred tiny behaviors that I need my dog to master, and many fewer that I’ll actually name or consider an “end” behavior. ...
by Denise Fenzi | Oct 29, 2011 | Lyra, Musings
When I first started training with food, I used luring. If I wanted a sit, I held food over the dog’s head and waited for the butt to fall – saying “sit”. Dog gets a cookie. If I wanted a front, I took that cookie and centered it in front of my body. Dog gets a...
