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Lurers Anonymous

by | Dec 4, 2018 | Charlotte Dog Training

Luring is an easy dog training method! You simply place food in the dog’s face and lead the dog to make the choices that you want the dog to make. Luring has its drawbacks though. Luring puts the teacher in the position that the cue is the body motion of the lure....

Are You Micromanaging Focus?

by | 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...

Fluency Games

by | Dec 2, 2018 | Charlotte Dog Training

At home, when we are extremely happy or a bit cranky, we often say our cues to our dogs differently. When we are in the ring with our dogs and we are nervous, oftentimes, we will say our cues differently as well. We might also have a different expression on our face...

Clever Utility Dog

by | Nov 21, 2018 | Charlotte Dog Training

This weekend, Clever Livy was entered in Competition Obedience in the Utility ring. Utility is often referred to as “futility” because there are so many decisions the dog has to make at a distance from the handler and just like most trials, you cannot have...

Fun with Heeling Foundations

by | 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...