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Best Way to Train Your Dog to Come When Called

When you want your dog to come over, small or vast, you want to project the message that you are friendly. This will make him run to you.

  • Beginning at home, indoors, using your new “sit/stay,” put your dog on command, crouch, put your arms out to the

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Best Way to Train Your Dog to Hold the Leash

With your dog on leash, ask him to sit. Hold the leash folded, so that it is taut, not tight, and stand near your dog, no more than one step away. Swing your flat, open hand, palm facing your dog, toward your dog’s nose, stopping two inches in front of… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Train Your Dog to Walk on the Leash

When you take your dog out on leash, take three minutes in the middle of his walk to work on “Heel.” After your dog has had sufficient time to relieve himself, begin as you would for “Follow me,” walking one way, then doing an about-face and walking in the opposite… Continue Reading…

Best Way to Train Your Dog with Praise and Correction

Responding to your dog’s behavior with appropriate praise and correction teaches him two indispensable lessons: how to win your approval and, just as important, how to avoid your disap­proval. As his caretaker, it is not only your right but your obligation to positively reinforce behaviors that are safe or even… Continue Reading…