by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | May 28, 2023 | Charlotte Dog Training
Luring is an easy dog training method! You simply place food in the dog’s face and lead the dog to make the choices that you want the dog to make. Luring has its drawbacks though. Luring puts the teacher in the position that the cue is the body motion of the lure....
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | May 28, 2023 | Charlotte Dog Training
Location for Dog Training In real estate they say it is all about location, location, location. With our dog sports dogs, we often pick a location to train and that’s where we train. Or we pick a few training buddies and that’s who we train with. When our...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | May 28, 2023 | Charlotte Dog Training
Is your dog incapable of sitting still? Impulse control games are a great way to start building duration into our stays. We will teach the dogs that in order to get the treat, the dog needs to wait for the treat to come to them. Step 1- My fist is closed with one...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | May 28, 2023 | Charlotte Dog Training
Best Dog Obedience Training Charlotte nc When I train my dogs in dog obedience training Charlotte nc, we do a lot of work on heeling- walking by my side. Feet together, left foot forward, “heel.” This is the footwork that I was taught for heeling. I never questioned...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | May 28, 2023 | Charlotte Dog Training
Dog Training Fluency Games At home, when we are extremely happy or a bit cranky, we often say our cues to our dogs differently. When we are in the ring with our dogs and we are nervous, oftentimes, we will say our cues differently as well. We might also have a...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | May 28, 2023 | Charlotte Dog Training
Imagine this. You are talking on the phone to your friend and telling her a story that’s really important to you. She seems really interested in the story and is giving you great feedback when suddenly she isn’t listening anymore and she starts talking to...