Trainer's Tips

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Sep 25 2024

DIY Dog Grooming: How to Keep Your Dog Calm and Still During In-Home Grooming

The Balance Between At-Home Grooming and Professional Care Why Grooming at Home is Important Regular grooming not only keeps your dog looking their best but also...

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Sep 11 2024

Recall Training Using a Place Board: Tackling Overshooting on Return.

When practicing recall with exuberant, high drive dogs, one common issue is overshooting ā€” where the dog skids past you on their return. To fix this,...

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Sep 09 2024

Mastering Long Retrieves: Essential Gun Dog Retrieving Exercises for Distance using Place Boards

Training your gundog to retrieve at long distances is useful preparation for having them join you on a shoot or develop skills required forĀ advanced gundog tests...

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Sep 07 2024

How to stop dogs pulling. A Step-by-Step Guide

Loose lead walking can make a huge difference to your walks, turning them into a more enjoyable experience for both you and your dog. Whether you're...

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Sep 04 2024

How to Train Your Dog to Be Comfortable with Grooming

A Guide for Comb-Phobic Pups Grooming is an essential part of your dogā€™s overall health and well-being. Alessandro from Pawfect Cuts, the official grooming partner of...

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Aug 18 2024

Homemade Treats

I was speaking in class today about how I use aĀ Silicone Pyramid Baking to make homemade cakes as aĀ high-value reward for my dogĀ and those I meet...

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Jun 27 2024

Keeping dogs cool this summer

Summer essentials To keep your dogs safe and comfortable before, during and after exercise, I have included a list of bits and bobs I would encourage...

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Apr 24 2023

Position box to sharpen Position Changes

Position changes in dog obedience refer to the commands that require the dog to change from one position to another, such as from a sit to...

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Apr 23 2023

Using a position box to improve recall

Recall in dog training refers to the ability of a dog to come to their owner when called, regardless of the situation or environment they are...