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When we start a new behavior we may use a couple different "methods" to do so. Luring or capturing. Luring involves moving the dog into a position with a treat in your hand. After the dog has done this a couple of times, we "fade...

The purpose of the name game is to teach the dog that when they hear the "name" it means - look at me, give me your attention. We teach this game as most companion dog owners will say the dog's name before cueing a behavior. So if we are going to say "Cali, sit" we...

When we train our dogs, we want them to want to work with us. When we train them just when it fits into our schedule but isn't optimum training time for them, this can create resistance to training. We want to train them when...