by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | May 28, 2023 | Charlotte Dog Training
Everyone wants their dog to come when called, right? So why is it that so many dogs avoid their owners when they are called? Here are some common mistakes that are made when teaching a dog to come when called. 1. Chase your dog! Most dogs find the chase me game...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | May 28, 2023 | 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...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | May 28, 2023 | Charlotte Dog Training
When should you change up your training when you are trying to teach your dog a behavior? In order to get true reliability with a behavior, we want the dog to learn that the behavior that we cued is the same regardless of environment, distractions, location in...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | May 28, 2023 | Charlotte Dog Training
Building reliability with our dogs is a process. Just like going to the gym once, doesn’t build immediate muscles, building reliability with our dogs skills takes practice. This week, I worked on adding a bit of distractions to our signals with a dancing toy. It...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | May 23, 2023 | Charlotte Dog Training
Confidence is key when it comes to competition dog sports. We want to protect and grow our dog’s confidence throughout the training and competing process. We can build our dog’s confidence by listening to our dog when they say that they are concerned about...
by Mariah Hinds, CPDT-KA | Apr 23, 2021 | Charlotte Dog Training
With the current Stay at Home order, more people are spending more time home or working from home. Some pets think that this should mean hours of petting or throwing the toy or hours of playing each day and that could mean poorly timed dog interruptions. Like this...
