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Surefire ways to teach your dog to keep his nose where it belongs
Show dogs, obedience dogs, and companion dogs can all fall victim to the allure of something tasty (or nasty). Once your dog is engaged, say leave it, close your hand and turn your hand over, placing your fingers against your leg and wait until you see your dog's behavior changes.
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TRAINER'S NOTEBOOK
Volhard reviews Practical Guide for Sporting & Working Dogs by Dominique Grandjean.
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New thoughts on when to train your new puppy
The ideal time to start training a puppy is at 7 weeks of age, when a puppy's brain is neurologically complete according to the Bar Harbor studies by Scott and Fuller and Clarence Pfaffenberger. Aside from a puppy's ability to learn, it is because at that age it is much easier to handle and guide a puppy than a full-grown dog. Volhard shares several of her training techniques such as the leadership exercise she calls the long-down.
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Training and Conditioning the Next Show Prospect
Volhard talks about the training and conditioning she gives to Cecelia, her 7-month-old Dachshund puppy. Every morning she takes Cecelia for a long walk and a swim, and also introduces her to agility classes. She also raises her on an all-natural diet consisting of raw meat, supplements, vegetables, and a small amount of grains.
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Mastering the recall game
Volhard shares that many dogs like to chase moving objects, which is called prey behavior. She says that prey behavior is not just demonstrated by a dog's love of the chase but it also includes, among other things, scenting, stalking, and barking. She further says that teaching \"come\" to a dog with a large repertoire of prey behaviors can be a trying experience, even for the most seasoned dog person, thus she suggests that one should make the exercise a game for the dog in order for it to master the \"come\" command.
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Trainer's notebook
In multiple-dog households, one dog often nominates himself as both the policeman and best friend to the newest canine arrival. Here, Volhard shows how her 4-year-old black Labrador Retriever, Anna Belle, mentored her 10-week-old standard wire-haired Dachshund, Cecilia.
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The trainer's notebook
Volhard presents several steps in teaching one's dog to take the dumbbell voluntarily.
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The trainer's notebook
Volhard opines that in order to succeed in the obedience ring, even a retriever must be trained to retrieve. She further notes that a dog must perform eight behaviors in sequence to master the retrieving exercise, and discusses several detailed sessions in teaching a dog all the pieces that make up the retrieving exercise.
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The trainer's notebook
Most dogs are adept at focusing on the specific tasks they were bred to perform. Volhard describes how to train dogs to learn other tasks, noting that it is possible to teach a dog new tasks by using a positive approach.
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