Foundation Skills

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Foundation skills https://vimeo.com/1118598726/f1865e10ed?share=copy There are certain tips, tricks and techniques to training dogs. It is not rocket science! But understanding some of the basic foundation skills of training can really…

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Wait

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Wait The “Wait” exercise is a temporary freeze until your dog is released with a specific release cue. I like to use the word “free” to release my dogs from…

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Cue control

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Cue control Accuracy & Clarity It is entirely your choice what verbal and/or hand cues you teach your dog for any training exercise. Whatever cues you have chosen, your aim…

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Stay

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stay For me and my dogs, stay means stick yourself to that for the foreseeable future and I will come back and get you when it is time. An instruction…

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Leave

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Leave Leave or "Leave it" is an important life skill for all dogs. This training exercise can be used to stop your dog eating something they shouldn't. Leave can also…

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Stand

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Stand Why teach it? Stand is a very useful exercise to teach your dog. It essentially means freeze standing up. It is useful for anytime you would like your dog…

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Down

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down Down or lay down is such an important exercise to teach a dog. Having a solid down means you can ultimately ask your dog to lay down and be…

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