In This Chapter Distinguishing your dog’s instinctive behaviors Knowing what drives your dog to certain behaviors Profiling your dog’s personality Applying your dog’s profile to your training plans To train Buddy, you need some insight into what is happening at any given moment in his little brain. Here, your powers of observation can help you….
In This Chapter Examining factors that affect the training environment Influencing your dog’s ability to learn Recognizing your dog’s emotional and physical needs Evaluating your dog’s response to his environment Dealing with your dog’s stress Your dog’s ability — just like your ability — to learn and retain information is directly related to what goes…
In This Chapter Taking Buddy for a walk Ensuring that your dog comes when called Teaching the “Leave it” command Taking your dog for a nice, long walk is balm for the soul and good exercise for both of you, provided he doesn’t drag you down the street. Teaching him to walk on a loose…
In This Chapter Crate-training your dog Setting up an elimination schedule and other fundamentals of housetraining Exploring an alternative to crate-training Understanding why your dog marks his territory Taking your dog for a ride The well-trained dog’s education begins with housetraining. As with any training, some dogs catch on more readily than others. Some of…
