What better time to work on training your dog than the winter months when things are a little slow, kind of focused and quite honestly. There’s not a lot going on otherwise. January is National Train Your Dog Month and Jodi is coming in locked and loaded with ideas that will make training your dog easy and fun. Dog Blessed is brought to you by Must Love Dogs Pet Boutique and Clock’s Timeless Pets.
What if training your dog was scaled back and simplified to the idea of beginning with rewarding good behavior? It can really be that easy. Think about it from a people perspective. When you are training for a new line of work or a new role where you are now, what works best? Some threat hanging over your head or maybe someone coming along, noticing that you’re doing something good….might need a little refining but you are complimented for trying and encouraged to keep doing more. I’ll take the positive reinforcement any day of the week. “Capturing Behavior” is what Jodi is talking about and when you do…be excited about it. Find your dog doing something good? Roll on up and give out some belly rubs and a treat! Bet they do it again! Listen for more tips and tricks in this weeks video!
