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It’s difficult for us humans to understand what dogs think. We can’t actually get inside their heads to see what they comprehend. However our knowledge of brain structure and observations of how dogs learn leads us to believe there are things dogs can’t understand and other things they appear to be very good at. One [...] I’ve read training articles and general interest stories about dogs, which imply there isn’t much going on in our dog’s brains. I beg to differ. I think that they’re thinking and feeling quite a lot, and learning all the time, especially when they’re young. Dogs Learn From Experience Dogs learn from observation, and experience. In the natural [...] You’re the doggie sheriff; so let’s make some rules. Remember these are always rules, and they’ll always apply so think about them carefully, because you’ll have to enforce them. Here are some suggested rules that you can choose from to get started. No jumping up on people You learned in class this week how to ‘sit’ your puppy by directing his head with a treat. ‘Trainer speak’ for this teaching method is “Luring”. It’s called that because your puppy wound up sitting while his nose was following the treat or the ‘lure’. He didn’t make a decision to sit, it happened by [...] I’d like to you keep in mind for the duration of our puppy class that your puppy has ‘puppy brain’. This may seem obvious, but let’s talk about it for a moment. How many weeks has your puppy been on the planet? On average it’ll be 20 weeks or less. Holy COW! When we were [...] An open letter to my Puppy Class students at the Dog Training Club of Tampa.. Thank you for bringing your puppy to my puppy training class. I know that you’re here because you want a happy and successful relationship with your puppy. My goal is to give you everything you need to build a solid [...] |
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