Shake, Waggle, and Roll!

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For Clicker Training In Action with a puppy:

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Does your Dog chew things up?

 Manage the environment by keeping your valuables picked up and by making use of crates, dog-proof confinement areas, and interactive chew toys such as  Kongs , Busy Buddies,  and Buster Cubes (and other, safe and appropriate chew toys). 

Does your Dog eliminate in the house while you are gone or even when you are there? 

Manage his environment until he is fully potty trained by using crates or confinement areas.

It is also helpful to arrange for someone to come in and let your dog out and play with him mid-day. Dogs cannot be expected to hold their bladders or bowels for more than one hour past their months in age. I.E. a three month old dog should have the opportunity to eliminate outside AT LEAST every four hours if not more.

The more opportunities your dog has to eliminate and be rewarded for going in the RIGHT place, the faster your house training efforts will pay off!

Does your Dog jump on guests when they arrive? 

Manage the environment by having your dog on-leash or behind a baby gate or in her crate when guests arrive. Let your dog greet people on-leash only until you can train him to greet people more appropriately.  

^{Does your dog have the} “Zoomies?”

If your dog is running around the house like a wild child? Manage his environment so he has plenty to do.

Lots of exercise, mental stimulation, and chew toys will keep your dog out of trouble!

A tired dog is a good dog!

The more you can do to manage your dog’s environment and prevent unwanted  behaviors from becoming a habit, the faster your training process will go and the less likely you will be mad at your dog for being “bad”.

Check out "Through A Dog's Ear": A collection of Cd's found to be soothing to dogs.  From Lisa Spector,  "Through a Dog's Ear" research team member: "In 2002 Deborah Wells conducted research in shelters - playing different types of sound (classical, heavy metal, pop, no music, and human conversation). Through her study, we came to understand that classical music had a marked soothing effect on dogs in animal shelters when compared to the other types of auditory stimulation. Our research team (Sound Researcher, Joshua Leeds and Veterinary Neurologist, Susan Wagner) wanted to take that research further to see if psychoacoustic arrangements of classical music that was being used in classrooms, clinics, and neurodevelopmental centers for humans would help relieve anxiety issues in dogs. The results of that research can be found here:"