Recall By Spot · Week 5 – Recall: Making My Own Name Sound Irresistible Dad says this is the big one. The cue that, if I only ever learned one thing, this should be it. So I paid attention. Mostly because there were a lot of treats involved. 🐾 Why Recall Is the One That…
Stay By Spot · Week 4 – Stay: The Hardest Thing They’ve Asked of Me Sit? Easy. Down? Fine. Drop it? Sorted. But “stay”? Asking a dog with my energy to simply… do nothing? For several seconds? This was going to take everything I had. 🐾 The Objective According to Brain Training for Dogs, “stay”…
Drop It Week 3 – Drop It: The Lifesaver Cue So, a few weeks ago — yes, I know, it’s been a while between sessions, but my human threw his back out pretty badly… he’s okay now though, and honestly I’ve been very patient about the whole thing. Anyway. A few weeks back I learned…
Leave It & Take It Week 2 – Leave It & Take It: Spot Nails It Some dogs need a little convincing. Spot needed about 30 seconds. 😄 The Exercise Today we worked on two of the most useful cues in the Brain Training for Dogs course – leave it (lämna) and take it (varsågod)….
Sit & Down Week 1 – Back to Basics: Sit & Down Spot already knew how to sit and lie down. So why did we start there anyway? Simple. Because knowing a command at home is very different from knowing it anywhere. And if we’re going to build real reliability with Brain Training for Dogs,…
Here’s where we’re starting from. This is ground zero of our journey with Brain Training for Dogs. Before we begin, I think it’s important to be honest about what we’re actually dealing with. No sugarcoating. No pretending everything is fine. When I see another dog, my brain goes from 0 to 100 in about half…
Hi, I’m Spot – and my human has signed me up for a challenge. Let me be honest with you. I’m not exactly the easiest dog on the block. When we’re out on our walks, I tend to lose my mind a little. Other people, cars, cyclists, other dogs – they all make me react….