Training

Dog Harnesses for Training

May 28, 2011 By Robbie Black

As a dog owner, not a trainer, I will try about every device that promises to curb some of the behaviors that make it, let’s say, a challenge to walk my dogs. I have two young, full of energy, full blooded sporting dogs that at the moment weight about 130 pounds together. You hook up [...]

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Premier Easy Walk Harness

May 4, 2011 By Robbie Black

We worked with the head collar (Halti brand, Premier makes one called the Gentle Leader) for a couple of weeks while dog walking. It did give great control over Ellie and almost completely took care of her jumping. The only problem is she does not like it and has to stop a couple of times [...]

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Positive Reinforcement Training for Dogs

November 17, 2010 By Robbie Black

Being a dog owner with two puppies at home I am constantly on the lookout for new, and hopefully better ways to train my dogs. I do not need dogs that are winning awards for obedience at AKC shows but I do want dogs that can venture out to have some fun and respond to [...]

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Dog Aggression or Rough Puppy Play

June 8, 2010 By Robbie Black

My twelve week old Labrador puppy is biting the heck out of me and insists that my hands, arms, legs and sometimes nose or ears are all chew toys. Do I have an aggressive puppy? We have been through this before with another Labrador puppy 14 years ago and I know for a fact [...]

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Rethinking the Perfect Puppy

May 21, 2010 By Robbie Black

I love to learn and when confronted with a new, interesting subject I jump in with all my heart. I get absorbed in the subject matter. So we have a new Labrador retriever puppy and I was looking for the “Perfect Pup”. Here are a few thoughts and observations on the matter. I started weeks [...]

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Crate Training a Puppy

May 11, 2010 By Robbie Black

My new Chocolate Female Labrador Retriever “Ellie” has been with us just over a week and she is already crate trained and pretty much house trained as well. The crate is a wonderful safety and training device. Crate training puppy protects everyone when you are not present in the house with your pup and it [...]

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