ChewyIrishDoodleAdolescent

   NOTE 1:  ALL TRAINING SHOULD BE DONE WITH TRAINING COLLAR AND TRAINING LEASH ON.  THE EXCEPTION BEING WHEN YOU GET USED TO THE ELECTRONIC COLLAR. NOTE 2: (IMPORTANT)  DO NOT LEAVE TRAINING COLLAR ON WHEN YOU ARE NOT ACTIVELY TRAINING YOUR DOG.  UNSUPERVISED, THE CHAIN COLLAR COULD GET CAUGHT ON SOMETHING AND CHOKE YOUR DOG. NOTE 3:  BE SURE THAT YOU CONFIGURE YOUR METAL TRAINING CORRECTLY BEFORE TRAINING ON IT. NOTE 4:  ALSO ALWAYS BE SURE YOU ARE HOLDING THE LEASH PROPERLY.  REMEMBER, THIS IS A LIFELINE FOR YOUR DOG.  BELOW IS A LINK TO ARTICLES ON THIS ON MY BUSINESS BLOG. https://www.mainedogtrainer.com/blog/leashes-how-to-hold-them-and-how-to-fold-them NOTE 5:  IF YOU DON'T GET THROUGH ALL THE EXERCISES IN ONE DAY, YOU CAN JUST BE SURE THAT THE EXERCISES YOU DID NOT GET TO ARE DONE THE NEXT DAY.   THE MOST IMPORTANT ONE, I THINK, IS THE MOLDED SITS.   HOWEVER, THEY ALL WORK TOGETHER TO START TO CHANGE BEHA...

Loose Leash and Auto Sit in the Yard with Chewy:  Heeling is usually something dog owners do not want to do all the time with their dog.   Also, heeling is not meant to go on for hours on a walk.   Heeling is a strategy to get your dog used to walking on a loose leash.   I have added auto sit to our loose leash walk. Heeling and Auto Sit in the Yard with Chewy:   This is part of the strategy to have him walking without pulling on walks. Circle sit stays in the yard on a long line:  The less you need to rely on the leash, the more your dog is learning.   Also, increasing the temptation and distraction helps with obedience during less exciting times as well. Send to Place on a Long Line in the Yard:   With this, we are working on more distance to the send to place, and making it a habit (eventually) to respond to this command in the future without needing a leash. Long Place in Yard on Long Line:   With the cr...