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Exercise: Sit on The Dog (do not confuse with the down exercise later on) Equipment needed: Metal Training Collar (for puppies a flat collar will due but be sure they can't slip their head out if it's too loose), 6' leather lead (for puppies inexpensive lead or clothes line lead), chair for handler to sit on that they aren't too worried about (IE an antique chair would not be a good idea, especially for a dog that might try to chew something other than their toy while you aren't watching, but a good metal folding chair will do), silence which means no verbal commands, praise, or corrections. Also, no conversations of any sort with your dog. Objective and Goals: This exercise starts the leadership portion of dog (or puppy) training in a very non-confrontational way. You are defining the space and activity that the dog will inhabit while you are engaged in other activities. It starts the process of showing the dog how to quiet themselves down during certain t...

NOTE 1:  YOUR TRAINING SESSIONS FOR THE FIRST 6 EXERCISES IN TOTAL SHOULD BE 5-10 MINUTES IN TOTAL.   A TRAINING SESSION COULD EVEN BE LESS THAN 5 MINUTES.   YOU WANT TO GET TWO OR THREE TRAINING SESSIONS IN A DAY.  NOTE 2:  IF YOU DON'T GET TO AN EXERCISE ON A DAY, JUST BE SURE TO DO THAT EXERCISE THE NEXT DAY. NOTE 3:  ALL EXERCISES SHOULD BE DONE ON LEASH AND IN VERY LOW DISTRACTION AREAS IN THE FIRST WEEK. NOTE 4:  YOU CAN WORK THESE EXERCISES ALONE EACH, OR YOU CAN ROTATE THROUGH THESE EXERCISES (EXCEPT THE PLACE EXERCISES SINCE THEY ARE NOT LURED AT THIS POINT).  I SOMETIMES ROTATE THROUGH THE EXERCISES SO THAT THE PUPPY DOES NOT GET BORED. NOTE 5:  IF YOU ARE DOING THE EXERCISES INDIVIDUALLY, WE ARE WORKING SO THAT YOU START TO GET 4 IN A ROW WITHOUT MUCH EFFORT. NOTE 6:  IF YOU GET 3 SETS OF 4 IN A ROW OF ANY EXERCISES, THEN YOU CAN END THE SESSION FOR THAT EXERCISE THEN. EXERCISE 1  Their Name Meaning Attention to...

The most common mistake that I see people do with their puppy is start the off leash portion of their training too early. Puppies make owners overly confident that they will stay this way, by the natural instinct of a puppy to stay close to their leaders. However, early lessons that they can get away with their puppy speed, will unfortunately carry over as they grow into adulthood and make their natural curiosity and wander lust worse than it needs to be. It also starts to inhibit any problem behaviors related to prey drive. In puppy hood you can begin to teach the skills not to chase small furry animals, large furry animals, and cars. All of these things have the potential to be deadly to your puppy and future dog. At the point that dogs are puppies is a great time to start the checking in process that you are going to desire before allowing your dog to go loose. I do this with puppies or adult rescue dogs with almost no training by doing the following: 1. Inside, while not s...

Talking about things that can harm your dogs, here is some more information. Chocolate Raisins or Grapes Castor Beans Anti Freeze (and other products you may use to de-ice in winter that contain anti freeze) Caffeine Garlic Onion Mushroom Plants on the attached link http://www.dogpack.com/health/poisonplants.htm Moth Balls Broccoli Raw Salmon Too much Asprin & Asprin subsitutes (Tylenol) are always toxic http://www.school-for-champions.com/animalhealth/aspirin.htm Below are some helpful links regarding this: Poison Help Site Various Toxins Even More Toxins Need your dog trained? Visit the http://www.mannerlymutts.com/ services page. Or contact me at 207-361-4395 in York Maine. Ask for Robin Rubin, Dog Trainer.