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Learn about the day to day life of a successful private dog trainer in Chicago, IL. Gain insight into the challenges of being a trainer as well as tips to help you with your dog.
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Puppies are incredibly challenging. There is no doubt about this, but life with a puppy gets easier as long as you manage their environment to lessen mistakes and inappropriate behaviors as well as provide enough physical exercise and training. My job...
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Timing is everything in dog training. What are the goals of all good dog trainers? Communicate specific behaviors that you want a dog to do - or not do in the case of inappropriate behaviors Motivate the dog to do the behavior on cue If you are a novice...
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Today is my first post in an ongoing series of dog training strategies and terms that you can use when working with your dog. Dog training is like any other profession. Individual concepts and techniques might not be too difficult to learn, but the true skill comes with gaining comfort with the big picture and understanding which technique to use in a given situation. ...
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I always stress the importance of consistency and want to make sure you know what that means, and why it is so important. Animals Learn Patterns Dogs, people, cheetahs, leopards, elephants, zebras – it doesn’t matter which animal you are taking about...
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It is a bit ironic that this is the recommendation that I repeat most to my clients. But, this makes a HUGE difference in training. Any animal learns faster if there are clear instructions. If you ask your dog to do something and they don’t do it, there...
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Yes, I love football. My wife is not too thrilled with this “problem” but she overlooks it once (or twice a week) during the winter. But, you know what? Your dog and your spouse doesn’t have to suffer! Use this as a structured training time to train your...
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In my daily dog training life I am constantly asked a simple question: How much exercise does my dog need? The answer depends on your dog. When my Collie, Ranger was a puppy, he needed three hours of exercise per day. How did I know he needed that much...
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It is so important to gently handle your dog throughout his or her life. I received a typical call today from a client that is afraid because her dog growls when she puts on his harness. The challenge with growling is that it is much better than biting...
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Performance is something that changes moment to moment. When you are training your dog, you need to always pay attention to how well she is doing. If she is consistently distracted by something in the environment which causes her behavior to fluctuate...
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This little word gets so many dogs in trouble. I hear this word used very frequently to describe a dog's behavior. It often is used to describe a dog that will not come when called or perform another behavior such as 'sit'. Whether you want...
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