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Week 4 to Week 5 Work with Mabel and Millie

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In order to make a dent in Millie and Mabel's leash walking and jumping, I practice various real-life setups with them to prepare them.  I also use the commands throughout the day in addition and seperate from formal training.  Getting these to be a habit will make their success possible.   On week 4, heeling started inside with Mabel and Millie until it was easy inside.  There were some walks for loose leash on week 4, off the property walks, but heeling was not ready then. In Week 5, heeling has started on walks, both on and off the property.  Also, this is on leash only without the e-collar.   Sit stays off leash and no ecollar with audio dogs barking distractions (my earbuds made the dog barking hard to hear on these videos, but it is on and loud) and other distractions (toys and other dog Rigatoni).  This is in preparation for dog walks with dogs in sight and sound, and also to firm up the training in general. Send to place off-leash and no...
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Week 3 Homework and Maintenance

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     NOTE 1:  ALL TRAINING SHOULD BE DONE WITH TRAINING COLLAR AND TRAINING LEASH ON (EXCEPT WHEN YOU ARE WORKING OFF LEASH WITH THE ELECTRONIC COLLAR) . NOTE 2:   DO NOT LEAVE METAL TRAINING COLLAR OR TRAINING SLIP LEAD ON WHEN YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY TRAINING YOUR DOG. NOTE 3:  PLEASE PUT ON YOUR TRANSITIONAL AND SLIP LEASH ON CORRECTLY. This is a link to a leash article on our business blog.  Leashes How to Hold Them and How to Fold Them . NOTE 4:  START EVERYTHING AT THE BEGINNING IN ENVIRONMENTS AND WITH EQUIPMENT THAT ARE EASY FOR YOU.   YOU WANT TO GET COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT FOXIE HAS LEARNED AND HOW TO HANDLE FOXIE IN LOW DISTRACTIONS FIRST, SO THAT YOU WILL BEGIN TO FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IN MORE COMPLICATED OR HIGHER DISTRACTIONS LATER. NOTE 5:   THE GOALS ARE PLACES TO WORK TO IN THE FUTURE.  IF YOU DON'T MAKE THE GOAL, DON'T WORRY AS LONG AS YOU PUT IN THE WORK TOWARDS THE GOAL.  PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ...
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Week 3 Management Notes, Tools, and What Commands Are Good For

  Management tools are a way to give yourself a little break from training and hyper vigilance, as are the way that you use them .   These are your physical management tools and their uses:     Crate :   Feeding your puppy or dog in the c rate will usually make your dog or puppy view the crate positively .   Also putting your dog or puppy in for a nap or sleep at scheduled times creates a nice pattern for them .   Puppies and young dogs want to be involved in everything, so they usually do not get the sleep they should .  This also gives the dog owner a break during the day.   Collar: ( that does not come off or slip lead) A halter does not, as other trainers say, control the " bitey end" of the dog.  A halter also is not a great tool for preventing lunging and it is possible for your dog or puppy to wiggle out of it. A well fitted metal training collar or well-designed martingale makes walking outside much safer. NEVER LEAV...
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