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Heeling – Where’s the Value?

I taught the last weekend of four in the south of Sweden this weekend. It’s been a very nice e

New Foundation Class

First Foundation Class is now finished and we’ve had such a great time looking at videos and d

Epic learning a big lesson

Having three girls in heat in the house can be a challenge with three intact males. This is the firs

20 – Smart enough to know the difference?

This post is a bit connected to yesterday’s post about innate behavior. I said that if you don

Teaching heel

I have finally been able to make a little video to show you some of my thoughts on teaching a good h

How to get your dog to beg to work!

A lot of people have asked for ideas on how to do if you don’t want to ask your dog to work. I

Go-outs

A few people asked me to write something about go-outs, so I’ll give it a try. In FCI obedienc

How to prepare your dog for obedience trials

Training the obedience exercises to perfection is of course important, but it is not enough. Without

Five things that will improve your training

When we teach seminars, we often start by giving some input on how trainers can have better quality

Foundations For a Great Retrieve

Before I present a dumbbell to my dog, I want to do some foundation exercises. To shape the retrieve

Increasing Play Drive in Your Dog

Thanks to the very reinforcing comment from Russia in the last blog post, I decided to translate my