Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
Myth: You Can’t Teach an Old Dog New Tricks Sure you can! Not only is it possible for older dogs to learn new things, but it’s also highly beneficial. Keeping their brains active helps to keep them healthy. However, teaching an older dog new tricks might take a...
Do you reward too much, too little or…both?
Chances are, you are doing both. Rewarding known behaviours constantly is too much. Rewarding real achievements with one treat is too little.
5 Tips to Help your Dog Love the Car
Do you have a dog that is not fond of, or downright hates, travelling by car? This can make life very difficult.
5 Tips for Christmas Puppies
So you’re getting a puppy, or new dog, for Christmas…
Praise the dog
Modern dog training is reward based, and it is highly successful. The normal reward used in training is food. However, there are times when you might want to reward your dog for something and you don’t have any food on you.
Scent Detection
Are you looking for a fun activity that you can do with your dog that is inexpensive and easy to fit into your lifestyle? Why not try Scent Detection?
Escaped Dog? What do!
This can happen to the best of us – your dog escapes his leash and doesn’t want to come back.
What should you do?
Baking for dogs
Training with food is great – it’s fast, it’s effective and the dogs like it – but too many treats can lead to weight gain.
Why I like leather leashes
Leather leashes are best – here is why.
Multiple Markers Game
I love the Multiple Markers Game because it teaches our dogs to do this in such a fun way.
Recent Posts
- Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
- Do you reward too much, too little or…both?
- 5 Tips to Help your Dog Love the Car
- 5 Tips for Christmas Puppies
- Praise the dog
- Scent Detection
- Escaped Dog? What do!
- Baking for dogs
- Why I like leather leashes
- Multiple Markers Game
- Finding Heel
- Mental exercises for dogs
- Recall Tip
- Daniel and Grim
Training Location
North Oyster Community Center
13467 Cedar Rd, Ladysmith