What is it? Having your dog touch their nose to your open palm or fingers.

Why train it? Many dogs love to jump up on people that approach us. Practicing this in a structured environment allows you to teach your dog that you want them to sit calmly when strangers or friends approach.

What is it? Having your dog not eat food that is presented to them, until you say it’s okay.

Why train it? This is a great exercise for practicing loose leash walking, particularly when you have practiced consistent treating/rewarding in heel position for a while and want to start fading out the treat.

By Suzanne Clothier

Why teach heel?

Why train it? Sometimes we need our dogs to be in a standing position. Not sitting, but not moving anywhere. This may be the case when we want to put their harness on, have a vet examine them, etc.

How to stop your pup from pulling on the leash!

THIS EXERCISE ASSUMES YOUR DOG UNDERSTANDS THE HAND CUE FOR DOWN. If your pup does not respond correctly to the hand cue for down at least 80% of the time, keep practicing the hand cue.

Why teach it with only a hand cue first? Dogs don’t come with any vocabulary. When you say the word “sit” before they know the behavior,...

Train 5 second looks to get your dog's attention even in distracting environments!

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