Who’s pulling who? Dog trainer Karin Larsen Bridge shows you how to walk your dog without pulling the lead. For many people, teaching their dog to walk on a lead without pulling is the biggest training problem they face as pet owners. From the dogs perspective, of course, you are the problem Why bother taking […]
Position changes are like the ABCs of dog training. Although you can achieve a reasonable level of control over your dog just by having a reliable sit, teaching stand and down gives you greater options and will make training more interesting. Delta behavioural trainer Karin Larsen Bridge from Get S.M.A.R.T (Successful Motivation And Reward Trained) […]
Delta Behavioural Trainer Karin Larsen Bridge, from Get S.M.A.R.T (Successful Motivation And Reward Trained) Dogs, explains the different styles of walking with your dog. Heel is the term most often associated with walking a dog in a controlled fashion. The term was first used by field hunters as they took their dogs out with them […]
Dog trainer Karin Larsen Bridge explains the advantages and disadvantages of crate training for dogs. A dog crate is a container designed to safely confine dogs on a short-term basis. Once used only for competitions, travel or convalescence, the crate has increasingly found its way into the average pet home. Introduced correctly and used appropriately, […]
Delta behavioural trainer Karin Larsen Bridge from Get S.M.A.R.T (Successful Motivation And Reward Trained) Dogs explains how ineffective saying NO! can be and offers some great tips on positive training. We’ve all done it. Our dogs do something annoying and our first reaction is to shout NO! That’s because were human words come easy to […]
