by Neil | Dec 11, 2007 | 3. Obedience
A year or so ago, I was walking my dog through our in-town neighborhood, when out of nowhere a LARGE shepherd mix came bounding towards us (without a leash) with trouble on her mind. Having worked so frequently with aggressive dogs I could see that for whatever...
by Neil | Dec 7, 2007 | 7. Tips and Enhancements
While crate training isn't a "natural dog training" technique, per se, it is a technique that I often recommend to clients, so I wanted to spend a few moments discussing it here on the blog. Using a crate is handy for helping you and your dog with housebreaking,...
by Neil | Dec 4, 2007 | 3. Obedience
In the first part of this natural dog training lesson, we learned how to get your dog into a high state of drive and then, using a small platform to define their space, elicit a "sit" using your dog's natural response to your body language. You are teaching your dog...
by Neil | Nov 27, 2007 | Change Your Perspective
In the comments of an earlier lesson (Part One of Teaching Your Dog to Sit, Lie Down, and Stay - On the Box), one of our readers asked a great question about the importance of using your voice when you're doing box-work with your dog. Is it important to speak to your...
by Neil | Nov 21, 2007 | Training Plan
Having covered lots of training ground, I thought this might be a good time to talk about a structure for your training sessions. With a proper training plan you can cover all of the bases in a relatively short amount of time: working on obedience,...
