Posted in Clicker, Gigi Moss, Nana Will, Negative punishment, Never shock a puppy, Patricia McConnell, Positive punishment, Positive reinforcement, Puppies, Puppy kindergarten, Recall on Sep 29th, 2010
Tweet If I had to choose the single most important cue I want my Sadie girl to answer to on a dime no matter what— no matter how far away she is from me or seductive the distractions—it’s ‘come.’ Actually our recall word isn’t ‘come’ it’s Sa-die-Sa-die which I call out in a high pitched […]
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Tweet Sadie pranced, her tail riding high, right up to the sales clerk behind the counter at Ladies Footlocker, “Do you have a goodie for me?” It didn’t used to be that way. The first time I took Sadie to the 29th Street Shopping Mall when she was a puppy she was terrified. Her wide […]
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Posted in #FollowFriday Fab Four on Aug 20th, 2010
Tweet This week I want to tell you about four reliable sources I visit when Sadie presents me with a conundrum, or I have a question about dog training, or I’m just looking for a solid read about dogs First up is Behind the Behavior. I discovered this blog over a year ago when I […]
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