by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | Jan 19, 2019 | Charlotte Dog Training
Fun Games to play with your dog, DIY food puzzles, play with your dog, fun with your dog, playing with dogs Is your dog bored? You do not need to take hours out of your day to provide adequate amounts of mental stimulation. If you begin to provide more mental...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | Jan 4, 2019 | Charlotte Dog Training
Dog Training Cues Is your dog reliable and fluent with their verbal cues? Saying the verbal cue while you do a hand signal is an easy pattern to fall into and for lots of dogs it delays the dog being able to do the verbal cue without the hand signal. Try this. Try to...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | Dec 18, 2018 | Charlotte Dog Training
Dog training near meIt is a common belief that if we use food as a reward in training then the dog will only listen when you have a treat. Using food rewards in the learning stages of a new behavior speeds up your dog’s learning of what you want the dog to do....
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | Dec 4, 2018 | Charlotte Dog Training
Let’s say that you want to go chase down the ice cream truck and your teacher or parental figure doesn’t want you to chase vehicles. There are a few options for the teacher. For dog behavior training near me, call Mariah Hinds dog training. The teacher can force you...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | Nov 7, 2018 | Charlotte Dog Training
Talent and I are working on her heeling foundation. I like to work on pivots before we do a lot of heeling because I find that it really helps the dog learn precisely where heel position is. In the video below, I’m looking at how she moves into position and...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | Jul 19, 2018 | Charlotte Dog Training
When you live in a multi-dog household, one of the most beneficial things to teach your dogs is to calmly and patiently wait for their turn to train. Some people choose to just ignore the barking in hopes that it’ll build the dog’s desire to have a turn...
