51 articles on obedience training from Scott Lovel and WorldWide K9 Academy.
The long line goes back on today. Here is why recall breaks at ten months, how to rebuild it in six weeks, and what to s…
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End with a cue, a stationary behavior, and ten minutes of sniffing. Coming down is a trained skill, and most dogs have n…
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Ahead is fine when the leash is loose and he still responds to you. A formal heel is a skill for specific moments, not a…
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Pay the glances you did not ask for. Here is how to turn voluntary attention into a habit in two weeks, and why calling …
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Make greetings permission based, pay neutrality, and learn to say no to strangers. Here is the script, the helper drill,…
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Teach him to move on cue instead of stepping over him. Here is the yield drill, why nudging with your feet backfires, an…
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Less, temporarily. Freedom should follow proven reliability, not age. Here is how to tighten structure at ten months wit…
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No. Change what you train, not whether you train. Here is what to drop, what to keep, and why pausing costs you far more…
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Your movement became the release cue by accident. Here is the step by step fix that rebuilds a stay you can walk away fr…
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Your dog learned the pattern, not the words. Here is the drill that breaks predictable sequences and gets him waiting fo…
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Permission is payment. Here is how to pay a dog with sniffing, doors, and freedom, which reps should stay on food, and h…
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Dogs read hands faster than words. Here are the six signals worth teaching, the two second transfer drill, and how long …
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Trips wreck training because the rules quietly change. Here is the packing list, the daily minimum, and how to rebuild f…
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He probably does not know it as well as you think. Here is the three second rule, the fluency test, and how to rebuild a…
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Partly. It builds structure for pushy dogs and does nothing for the dominance theory it came from. Here is what to keep,…
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An automatic curb stop takes about two weeks. Here is the full drill, the rep counts, and why the curb should be the cue…
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Teach quiet by paying silence, not by shushing. Here is the full drill with rep counts, timing, and what to do when your…
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Get safe first, then train. Here is the equipment and handling that stops a strong dog pulling you off your feet, plus t…
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Walk them separately for three weeks first. Here is the leash setup that stops the tangling, the side rule, and how to h…
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Most dogs duck away when you reach for the collar, which is how dogs get lost. Here is the ten day conditioning plan tha…
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Teach load and wait as two separate cues, not one. Here is the two week progression, the height problem nobody mentions,…
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Mostly no. The bowl wait is a ritual that teaches almost nothing and adds tension around food. Here is what to train ins…
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Seven. Here is the full list of commands a dog needs to live well in a normal home, why tricks do not count, and the ord…
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Teach the position before you add the wheels. Here is the four week progression for strollers, the bike rules, and the a…
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Your dog has learned the leash predicts consequences. Here is how to break the pattern with a long line and fade the lin…
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Your dog sits for a treat but ignores you empty handed. Here is how to get sit and down off the lure in about two weeks …
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Repeating a command teaches your dog that the first one is optional. Here is how to break the habit and what to do inste…
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Without a release word, every stay you teach is a guess. Here is how to pick one, teach it in three days, and fix a dog …
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Teach leave it in about two weeks with short daily reps. A trainer of 3,000 dogs walks through the exact drill, the time…
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Train your dog to lie down under the table for an hour. The eight week build, what to bring, and the honest test of whet…
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Stop chasing your dog around the couch. Here is the trade based drop it drill, the exact reps, and how to handle a dog w…
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Wait means pause until released. Stay means hold this position. Here is why keeping both is worth it, how to train each,…
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You do not stop cold. You fade it. Here is the four stage plan for taking an e-collar from teaching tool to maintenance,…
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Your dog knows their name and ignores it. Here is how to rebuild it into an attention cue in five days, plus the mistake…
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Settling at a cafe or a kid's game is a trained skill, not a personality trait. Here is the six week progression from yo…
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No, you cannot remove prey drive, but you can control it. Here is what actually works: recall under drive, an interrupt,…
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Build duration before distance, and distance before distraction. Here are the three stages with rep counts, plus how to …
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Reward the position before you add any movement at all. Here is the step by step, the rep counts, and how heel differs f…
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Leave it and drop it are two separate skills. Here is how to teach both, how many reps it takes, and why using one word …
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When he has had roughly a thousand successful recalls across many places. Here are the honest checkpoints and the five p…
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Puppies plant, freeze, or bite the leash for two reasons. Here is how to tell which one you have and a five day fix that…
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Teach a threshold rule, not a door command. Here is the 3 week protocol that stops door dashing, with rep counts and wha…
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A marker word tells your dog the exact moment he got it right. Here is how to charge one in 3 days, plus the timing rule…
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No. Most dogs can be off food rewards for known behaviors in 6 to 10 weeks. Here is the fading schedule that gets you th…
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Your dog listens inside but ignores you outside because dogs do not generalize. Here is the exact process to make obedie…
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Search this question and you will find two kinds of articles: ones saying remote collars are barbaric and should be ille…
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Place teaches your dog to settle instead of hover. Learn how to build a solid place command and give your dog a real off…
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The long line bridges the gap between leash and off leash freedom. Here is how to use one to build recall and confidence…
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An honest look at e-collar training: how the tool actually works, when it helps, when it does not, and how to introduce …
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A reliable recall is built, not commanded. Here is how to train your dog to come when called every time, even around rea…
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Leash pulling is a communication problem, not a strength problem. Learn how to teach loose leash walking that holds up o…
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