Professional Dog Walking and Pet Sitting in Lilburn GA
Dog Walker and Pet Sitters
In dog training as in many things you have to have the right attitude and the right tools (whether they be actual tools or techniques) in order to get the job done. Ask 10 dog trainers how to teach a dog any one specific command or behavior and your likely to get 10 different answers. [Read more…]
We all want a well trained dog, and we all talk to our dogs, don’t we? I know I do! However, when 
giving my dog a command, I typically only use one word (the command). I may also call her name first to get her attention if she is not looking at me, but I pause in between her name and the command until she is looking at me. Want that well trained dog?
When just beginning the training process with clients I notice that [Read more…]
Marker Training Your Dog to Speed Up the Learning Process.
Marker training is simple and effective. A marker is
a sound (either from a clicker or a word such as “Yes!”) that marks the exact moment an animal performs a desired behavior. When charged up, the marker tells your dog that they did something good and that a reward is coming.
I like to use the word “yes!” because it eliminates the need to carry a clicker around wherever I go. (I always have my mouth with me!). [Read more…]
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