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“Cesar’s Rules, Your Way to Train a Well-Behaved Dog” by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier
Book Review: “Cesar’s Rules Your Way to Train a Well-Behaved Dog” by Cesar Millan with Melissa Jo Peltier Review by Pam Marr Rybinski
Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Preparation #5: Reaction to Another Dog
Dealing with another dog pleasantly is one of the single most natural skills a dog is born with. So… one of the CGC tests – Test 8: Reaction to another dog – assesses the dog’s ability to act normal when another dog’s around. Too often, due to living in “our world” with a limited social life, some dogs behave unpleasantly when they see another dog.
Home Alone, Part 3: Training the Human
How you feel and act when you leave the house and when you come back will affect how your dog behaves. Dogs are highly sensitive to our feelings. So this post is about training yourself to help your dog be comfortable while home alone.
Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Preparation #4: Calming Signals
Our 4th CGC class included a mix of skills, which is to be expected at this stage in our training. It again occurred to me how the class environment is so beneficial, because it provides easy access to people and dogs to practice with.
Home Alone, Part 2: Walks Make It Work
No one likes to be cooped up all day. Giving your dog plenty of exercise will help her stay happy and calm when she’s home alone. Once you and your dog have learned to walk nicely together, get in the habit of going for a walk before you leave for work and again when you get home.
Canine Good Citizen (CGC) Preparation #3: Meeting Strangers
This is a team effort. It takes a village to raise a dog to be a good citizen. The class environment is ideal for practicing good experiences.
Home Alone, Part 1: The Basics of Leaving Your Dog
Dogs absolutely can learn to be home without humans—and without doing the kinds of things humans don’t like, such as chewing sofa cushions. You just have to take it slowly, as with anything you try to teach.
Top Three Things to Train a Puppy
Let me cut to the chase. You have a window open right now. From 0-6 mos, the lessons I would really focus on now are: potty training, leash walking and socialization.
Best Advice
Our best advice is to try something and see how it works. Try it ten times. Give the dog time to figure out what you’re trying to do. If it doesn’t work, try to assess if you can improve your delivery. Otherwise just try something else.
Recipe for a Good Dog Life
Recipe for a Good Dog Life – follow these steps for happy dogs and people!
Whoops – I taught the wrong thing with the clicker
Video: Whoops – I taught the wrong thing with the clicker Download as PDF
