Hi K - Can you recommend a company that offers boots that will stay on Will while he is running? He needs snow and ice protection but I can't find the right product... ? Thx

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This week’s training challenge is the Name Game. But why? We often forget that our dogs don’t actually speak English. We teach them certain words and what to do when they hear that word, such as sit. We also accidentally teach them words, like “car” or “walk” by free shaping those words. We say “I’m going for a walk” or “want to go for a ride” and then grab their leash and off we go. They quickly pick up that when they hear those words something fun may be coming next. But what about their name? Of course we use it to get their attention. Whether they are about to do something we don’t want them to do in the house, or to get their attention on walks. We also tend to say their name followed by whatever string of cutesy nicknames we gave them. For example: Tupper = Tupper-Pupper-Roni Meeko = Mr Meeker Man, Nala= Nala Pants Soon they start to realize that hearing their name doesn’t always equal getting something from us. There isn’t any benefit to hearing us say their name. In comes the Name Game. When we randomly call them and reward for giving us attention, we start to recondition their reaction to their name. Other benefits: 🐾 When used in practicing a recall it can show you whether or not they have already tuned you out. 🐾 Great way to start shaping some engagement at the start of your walk 🐾 In multi-dog households, gets your dogs to start understanding their own name instead of everyone responding to each other’s names. 🐾 Easy way to make you part of your dog’s experience, especially when doing this outside

Happy Monday!! I hope you all had a good weekend. I want to start this week off with a dog owner's challenge. This is something that I'll be posting each week. The idea is to give you a training challenge to work on during the week. Sometimes it will be simple, sometimes more complex. As this community grows, there may even be prized involved!! At some point this week, I want you to play the name game with your dog. It's a super simple game that reminds your dog when you call their name, they should be giving you some sort of attention. How it works: 🐾When your dog's attention is not on you, call their name. 🐾When they look at you, mark the behavior (marker word or clicker) 🐾Either toss the treat to them, or if they are close enough, give them the treat. That's It! Take a video and upload it, or just comment on this post how you did!

Those of you with high energy dogs know how hard it can be to tire them out. You start out playing fetch and the first couple times they’re tired after 10 throws. Then it’s 20. Then 30. The next thing you know, you’re out there for an hour and it seems like the little athlete you created will never stop!! The problem is, you are only meeting their physical needs. Now I am not saying there is anything wrong with getting your dog some physical exercise. What I am saying is they need a little more. Mental stimulation is just as important. Now you have probably hear people say this before but have not shown how to properly engage your dog’s brain during play. That’s what I am going to do now. In the video below you will see me playing with my dog Tupper. I’m going to break down the things that I am asking for and what is actually going on. If you have any questions on anything you see here, please ask!!