tags - hopesanddreams dogs
“Another little success story – after just playing the first bonus game with my BC about three times over the course of a day and a half (just a few minutes each time), I successfully called him off a squirrel that was taunting him from a few feet up a tree! We had a major celebration for that!”
“My 14 week old spaniel collie cross discovered bird chasing for the first time today. So far I have been teaching her to come to call when I’m sure that she’ll respond. This way I’m setting her up for success every time. I wait until she’s stopped dashing around and isn’t distracted by anything in particular before I call her. Today she spotted some crows and took off after them. I didn’t try and call her back until the chase was over but now I’m trying to work out how to get a successful chase recall. I really want to nip this behaviour in the bud before it becomes a problem.”
“When she successfully meets a dog or gets play time at a dog park, it makes us so so happy. We are learning that she mostly does fine in large groups, but when another dog approaches her one-on-one she will likely attack”
“I want to be able to take my dog on a walk and show them places, or allow them to be in my room without using the bathroom anywhere they please, but nothing is working and now I’m a monster.”
“Thanks for the detailed response! My last family dog was a golden retriever and ‘got’ potty training very early on and had very few accidents even at night. Soon my partner and I are getting our first dog as adults and are hoping to get a Boston terrier who are notorious for being hard to potty train, so I’m trying to get all the hints and tips and learn from other people now!”
“Our dog (who we recently adopted) gets a bit overwhelmed by other dogs on walks. He’s making progress, but would be good to have some structured training as well.”
“What’s a good way to work on attention span? My next training to-do’s are to work on attention span and reduce puppy biting, especially since my pup has had all vaccinations and will be introduced to many people now”
“By knowing what to expect from day one, our transition into the world of dog ownship has been thoroughly enjoyable rather than being stressful and full of unknowns.” (1 - 5-star Amazon review)
“Another useful tip I’ve learned is to really reinforce the “sit” command for lots of different situations, that way if your pupper friend is in doubt about what to do in an unfamiliar situation, their likely response is to sit, because they know good things happen when they do. That’s so simple it’s genius!” (1 - 5-star Amazon review)
“While the book is written by a dog trainer, their love & never ending fascination with dogs carries through the book. It is as much written by a dog owner as a dog trainer - for that alone I LOVE it.” (1 - 5-star Amazon review)
“Everything in it makes so much sense and promotes such a feel good and fun approach to dog training. So much fun to be had for both owner and puppy when you apply Steve’s strategies.” (1 - 5-star Amazon review)
“We house/toilet trained our puppy solely with the method described in the book and it worked, we had him toilet trained in 3 weeks.” (1 - 4-star Amazon review)
“I felt the book was all a bit weighted towards reward and could be a bit more balanced; right and wrong sometimes needs to be more clear.” (1 - 4-star Amazon review)
“Some things are a little too “wrapping them up in cotton wool” for me” (1 - 4-star Amazon review)
“Toilet training is the most invaluable chapter” (1 - 4-star Amazon review)
“This is a well written book, in an easy to read style that had me laughing out loud at times. It’s packed with loads of useful information, and tips, even if the results at present aren’t exactly what the book says they should be! Our puppy now sits whenever she see’s or smells one of us with a treat, Way before we’ve issued the ‘sit!’ Cue. Oh well- early days yet, at least the potty training is going well!” (1 - 4-star Amazon review)
“I hope he gets on with children”
“We would like to be able to train her to be as obedient as possible and to behave nicely around others.”
“I hope to train her myself 😄”
“It may sound funny, but it’s gonna be like have a year-old baby again. I know she will bring so much joy and fun into the family.”
“She will have her own little dog cage as I think it’s important for her to have some ‘time out’. Also it will be a place only for her.”
“I would like her to stay calm around other people, not to bark or jump up.”
“I would like her to heel on and off the lead at all times.”
“To always come back to me when instructed.”
“Most of all, just to be a loving family pet.”
- [#mann2019easypeasypuppysqueezy]: Steve Mann (2019): Easy Peasy Puppy Squeezy: The UK’s No.1 Dog Training Book, Blink Publishing.
[#sethiZTL]: Ramit Sethi: Zero To Launch.