On Command Dog Training

When I first started training, the trainers I worked with had all these different analogies that stuck in my mind. Now I find myself saying these on repeat.

"Train for the moment not in the moment "

Meaning practice with the goal in mind, that way you can have things in place if it doesn't go the way you want. So when you need it you got it.

"Quality over quantity"

Sometimes/most of the time 5 good reps is way better than 10 mediocre ones, and you generally end up having a dog that loves the work rather than it being a case of "ahhh, not this s**t again"

"If you can't enforce or reinforce, don't ask for it"

While your dog is learning new things this saying going through your mind is probably the most important one. If you can't make it happen or reward it for happening dont ask for it. It ties in with the above "quality over quantity" things being true in the dogs mind is the most important thing. Your dog learns it MUST listen to your commands because if it does good things happen and it ends up dog giving your dog freedom.

Now get out and train your dog and if you want to book a session with me DM me and ill try to set it up.

They say you know your clicker is loaded when your dog is asleep on the other side of the room and you click, they then jump up and demand the reward.