Leashing your dog – a subject close to my heart. When you leash your dog, it’s an important part of teaching that you are the pack leader. And you have control of your dog when leashed. I’ve heard many stories from people who tell me of their off-leash dogs that would never disobey a command. […]
The words “low” or “moderate” referring to trainability are used to indicate dogs that may be willful or stubborn. It is not an indication of a dog’s intelligence, but rather its desire to follow instructions. Herding and retrieving breeds are more likely to be highly trainable because those jobs require the ability to follow human […]
We sometimes think of dogs who are difficult to train and ignore us as being either dumb or impossibly stubborn. Nothing could be further from the truth. Thousands of years have gone into training dogs to willingly and happiily obey our commands. Different breeds have been used for different jobs, but obedience has been bred […]
