This lesson includes the call-to-come inside, call-to-come outside, and the call-to-come game. You first want to teach the call-to-come inside before you ever try to teach it outside. This command is very important for the safety of your dog... |
Once you've mastered the sit-stay on a 6-foot leash, you'll need to ramp it up to distances of 20-feet and even more. Then with so many distractions out there: people, animals, cars, noise, etc., your dog needs to focus on one thing: Staying!.. |
When you teach your dog to stay, you must first start with a leash. The stay command is a very important one and here you will learn how to do it correctly. The sit and down versions are covered in this video... |
Treats are a great motivator when it comes to training your dog, but you need to use them correctly to get the most benefit. Then you learn the "Sit with a Treat" command which gives you one more trick in your repertoire to get your dog to sit... |
The sit with a helping hand is the first way you will teach your dog to sit. It's the easiest and it will give you a foundation for more advanced sit commands like the sit with a hand signal which gives your dog a visual cue for the sit command... |
You'd think holding a leash is no big deal. Wrong! You need proper leash position to control your dog to the best of your ability. And while you're dog is on that leash, the Go Around command is one of the most useful commands that you can teach your dog... |
You've got to learn turns while you're heeling your dog, otherwise you'd walk straight forever and never get back home. You'll also learn to weave around objects, a great way to practice the heeling command with turns... |
Having your dog heel nicely by your side makes for very pleasurable walks. Learn the techniques here and then learn about different heeling speeds... |
After you teach your dog the sit command the down command is next. We'll give you four methods to teach the down command... |