Today we have an interview with Michelle Stern of Pooch Parenting. Michelle is a certified professional dog trainer and certified dog behavior consultant. She is the owner and founder of Pooch Parenting, which offers Professional Support for Families with Kids and Dogs. Parenting babies, toddlers, kids & dogs can feel…
My Mini Aussie, Dixie, used to suffer from severe car anxiety, which made her drool the entire car ride and throw up once she got home. Now she enjoys riding in the car. Here are the 4 steps that I used to help her overcome her car sickness and anxiety.:…
Puppy play biting is one of the most undesirable behaviors that every new puppy owner wants to get fixed. It cause some serious physical damage and frustration to the entire family. This is not related to dog aggression. Play biting has to do with the puppies bit inhibition, or how…
This episode features FAQ's from out Tiktok page: 1. How do I teach the drop it command? 2. How do I stop my puppy from pulling on leash? 3. What do I do if my puppy has anxiety? 4. How do I socialize my puppy during COVID-19 Pandemic? 5. At…
This podcast teaches a 6 step method for potty training your puppy. This list below is a basic guideline. For complete details of each step, please listen to the podcast or follow this link https://topgundogtraining.com/blog/f/6-potty-training-tips 1. Your pup should always be supervised or confined. 2. Take your pup to the…
One trend I have seen in 2020 is that everyone is getting a puppy. People are home a lot more, due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, and they seek companionship and a new addition to the family. What they don’t know is that raising a young puppy is a lot of…
Pandemic puppy is a real thing that practically every dog trainer is facing this year. Owners getting new puppies and allowing serious behaviors to get out control. To learn how to prevent dog behavior problems from getting out of control read this https://topgundogtraining.com/.../how-to-prevent-dog... The critical period of puppy socializing is…
Here we are working with teddy to overcome some stranger danger of new people coming in the house. At first you can see her react by barking, growling, and jumping. After a short round of desensitization and counter conditioning she’s doing much better and became less reactive and more relaxed.…
Rollie has been suffering from a bit of separation anxiety when mommy leaves. We identified some triggers and here we are working on desensitization for those triggers. Rollie did great! #separationanxiety #dogtraining #dogtrainer Social Links: Website https://topgundogtraining.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topgundogtraining Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/topgundogtraining Twitter: https://twitter.com/topgundogtrain
Every day I get calls to help fix a dog or puppy behavior problems. All of them could have been prevented. The only exception to this, and excluding from this video, are dogs from a rescue or shelter that came to the new owners with bad behaviors. To read the…
Louie has been suffering from severe separation anxiety. He was barking for 30 minutes after the owner left and would not calm down enough to stay still or lie down. He paced and stood at the door for another 30 minutes. We already spent the first part of this session,…
I get asked a lot about dog training treats. I list my choices below and talk a little about each in the video. - Pet Botonics - Zukes - Bil Jac - Blue Wilderness - Pure Bites - Vital Essentials - Ziwi Purchase training treats on chewy here https://prf.hn/click/camref:1100l9Jyj Social…
Dog enrichment and mental stimulation is essential for every dog, especially high-energy puppies. A session of enrichment will use up the dogs mental energy much faster than exercise. Dog enrichment doesn’t need to be extravagant or hard to organize. Here are a few clever ways to keep their pups happy,…
In this video I show you how to use the 'wait" command in dog obedience training. I use the wait command a lot with Dixie, probably more than any other command. Wait is a little different from Stay. For the wait command, you are asking the dog to momentary stop…
UPDATE: My new book "Potty Training Your Puppy" is now for sale on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BNGRNXNX #puppy #pottytrainingpuppy #dogtraining Social Links: Website https://topgundogtraining.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topgundogtraining Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/topgundogtraining Twitter: https://twitter.com/topgundogtrain
Puppy play biting is the most requested behavior issue to fix with puppies. Follow these guidelines in this video for tips. Don't allow it to get out of control for too long or the behavior will continue to be reinforced, similar to jumping, barking, and chewing. Tip #1 Start teaching…
I get asked this question a lot. What is the clicking sound in your dog trading videos? In this brief video I explain a clicker and how to use it for dog training. #clickertraining #dogtraining Social Links: Website https://topgundogtraining.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topgundogtraining Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/topgundogtraining Twitter: https://twitter.com/topgundogtrain
Here is a short video of Dixie's 2nd walk of the day. She's being so well behaved and ob obedient, walking on a loose leash, staying next to me. #miniaussie #puppytraining #leashtraining Social Links: Website https://topgundogtraining.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topgundogtraining Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/topgundogtraining Twitter: https://twitter.com/topgundogtrain
Here is a Siberian Husky puppy learning leash manners. The first part shows her in a very popular “ no pull” back clip harness, and the second part using a flat collar with minimal owner leash training skills. I prefer the flat collar and so does Princess. #SiberianHusky #leashtraining #dogtraining…
This is a great exercise to build the relationship between handler and puppy. We start this in the house with no distractions, then move it outside with distractions so she can get focused back on me when she has reactivity to other dogs or people. I am using a slip…
Today we took Wilson, a 4.5 month old Bichon Frise puppy, out of a field trip today to the park. This is so important to get a dog socialized at a young age, so they learn to easily handle the stimulation and distractions of other dogs, people, lawnmowers, bicycles, and…
Check out this before and after video. Mason was pulling so hard on the leash a week ago. Now he’s under control with some basic leash training techniques and a lot of patience from the owners. Good boy! #puppy #dogtraining #leashtraining Social Links: Website https://topgundogtraining.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topgundogtraining Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/topgundogtraining Twitter:…
Unedited video of Soldiers leash training this morning with the owner. We worked on his leash manners and reactivity and added some basic obedience for mental stimulation. #pitbull #dogtraining #leashtraining Social Links: Website https://topgundogtraining.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topgundogtraining Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/topgundogtraining Twitter: https://twitter.com/topgundogtrain
Demonstrating some loose leash training drills for students. #dogtraining #leashtraining #dogs Social Links: Website https://topgundogtraining.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topgundogtraining Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/topgundogtraining Twitter: https://twitter.com/topgundogtrain