By Lindsay Stordahl on February 10, 2010
I’m not a big fan of using treats for dog training. Treats encourage begging and obsessive behavior, and treats make some dogs too excited. I’m all for positive reinforcement and use a lot of treats when teaching a new concept, but other than that I expect my dog to listen regardless of whether I have [...]
Posted in Dog training | Tagged Ace |
By Lindsay Stordahl on January 17, 2010
The Fargo City Commission unanimously voted to update our city’s dog and cat ordinance to put stricter punishments and responsibilities on the owners of ”dangerous” dogs or “potentially dangerous” dogs. Thankfully, this ordinance will not include breed specific regulations or bans on certain breeds of dogs. Instead, it will hold all dog owners to the same standards. Banning [...]
Posted in Animal humane issues, Dog behavior, Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on January 7, 2010
If it’s so cold you are tempted to skip your daily walk, then practice some obedience indoors with your dog instead. This change to the routine might actually leave your dog more tired than usual. It’s abnormally cold pretty much everywhere in the United States today, and I’m guessing there are a lot of excited, [...]
Posted in Dog exercise, Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on January 4, 2010
Off-leash dogs approach me more and more often while I’m out running. Two large mutts ran at me when their owner wasn’t paying attention. The next day a border collie charged because his owner had no control. The same afternoon a pitbull followed me for three miles. All of these dogs got back to their owners safely, but [...]
Posted in Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on December 7, 2009
Dogs pick up on more words than we give them credit for. They are very capable of learning 100 to 200 words and some learn more. In the book “The Loved Dog” Tamar Geller encourages dog owners to teach their dogs as many words as possible by saying words like “walk,” “drink,” “cat” or “play” [...]
Posted in Dog training | Tagged Ace, Sammi |
By Lindsay Stordahl on November 17, 2009
Elli the Pomeranian mix was adopted last week, but I have more to say about small dog training. In addition to exercise, small dogs need training. If I won’t tolerate the behavior from a lab-sized dog, I won’t tolerate it from a Pomeranian. When I adopted my mutt Ace, he was immediately expected to follow [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog training | Tagged Elli |
By Lindsay Stordahl on October 24, 2009
How to kennel train a dog: First, bait the kennel with a very naughty cat. Next, allow the dog to smell the bait … If you are going to use a kennel at all with your dog, consistent kennel training is important. Most dogs have at least some anxiety when kenneled. This was the case recently when [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog exercise, Dog training | Tagged Ace, Scout |
By Lindsay Stordahl on October 9, 2009
It is disrespectful when a dog bounds all over my car assuming he has the right to sit shotgun, in my lap and anywhere else he pleases. Most people don’t seem to mind where their dogs sit in the car. If you are one of those people, I encourage you to change your mind. My [...]
Posted in Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on October 7, 2009
A slip lead works like a choke collar and will help with training the dog to walk on a loose leash. It also puts the owner in control rather than the dog. One of the easiest ways to make an emergency slip lead is to loop the handle of the leash through itself and put [...]
Posted in Dog products, Dog training |
By Lindsay Stordahl on September 22, 2009
Ace’s tennis ball obsession was at its worst recently. We were on a 45-minute road trip, and he whined the entire time in the car because he knew there was a ball in my bag. When I finally took the ball out, he was so fixated it appeared he was having a seizure (he wasn’t). [...]
Posted in Dog behavior, Dog exercise, Dog training | Tagged Ace |
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