by Sabrina | Aug 6, 2020 | Paws and Peace, Training, Training Basics
I don’t need to tell you why you don’t want you pup viewing your living area as their own personal toliet. I will tell you is how to get past the gross phase of puppy hood where you are constantly scrubbing at spots that you really...
by Sabrina | Apr 30, 2019 | Multi-Dog Training, My Reactive Dog, Paws and Peace, Reactive Dog Training, Training Basics, Uncategorized
I open my bedroom door and Barley bolts down the hallway eager to start his day. I bite back a scream of frustration. How many times have we practiced waiting at thresholds?……Evidently, not enough times. I consider letting it slide. Freshly Ground Mead...
by Sabrina | Mar 21, 2018 | Loving a Reactive Dog, My Reactive Dog, Paws and Peace, Reactive Dog Training, Training Basics, Uncategorized
I’m a huge fan of using food and treat rewards in training. I even make my own semi healthy treats. However, I don’t want my dog to associate treats as the end all and be all of training and consequently their life. I want to be the end all be all of my...
by Sabrina | Dec 28, 2016 | Paws and Peace, Training Basics
Teaching Leave It After I had Mugsy dropping a treat on command I established Leave It as don’t grab the thing in the first place. To do this. I held a treat in my hand and showed it to Mugsy. I then closed my hand while giving the command “Leave...
by Sabrina | Nov 30, 2016 | Paws and Peace, Training Basics
“Drop It” is by far one of the most important skills both my dogs have learned. A solid “Drop It” can save a dogs life in the event that they have gotten their teeth into something dangerous, or even just gross. An important lesson I’ve...
