Training the Pointing Labrador

In this episode, we answer getting and maintaining fitness in your performance athlete, feeding your athlete and finally thinking about how your dog communicates with you in a slightly different light....

In this episode, we address listener questions:  pulling a dog off a bird; how to do basic dog work when you don't think you're capable;  building resentment in your dog in training and dealing with test failures.

In teaching an animal anything, it is important that we understand the nature of the student we are teaching.  There are several critical aspects of our dogs that if understood and taken into account, make our job of developing and training our dogs far more successful.  Before undertaking a training program with your buddy, make sure you can make the necessary adjustments so it's easier for the both of you.

In this episode, the topic of basic obedience is explored.  It is here where the dogs learns exactly what your relationship is, what your expectations are and how serious your work actually is.  Dogs do what they are taught, and instead of punishing them for doing things the way we may have unintentionally taught, we need to rethink why they respond the way they do, and go back and teach clearly from the basics again.

In this episode I answer some questions about the video series, and a question on the difference between picking a mellow pup versus a disinterested pup; the use of touch with dogs and praise and finally, one on if Whoa training is really necessary or not.

In this episode, we discuss in depth, things to look for, think about and do when you're trying to pick your "once in a lifetime" pup.  Often there is a touch more to this process than we often think...

In this episode, a little self promotion about the video series and coaching, and then a few listener questions on what your dog needs before getting professional training, and the Holy Grail of dog training: the problem solving ability of basic obedience.

In this episode we talk about the mental and literal preparation for having a Very Good Day at your event.  Always based on thorough planning and strong fundamentals,  successful days can be readily planned for and achieved.

In this episode, we dissect the usage of praise in dog interactions and dog training.  It can be a very powerful tool, or just some more of the background noise.  Think about how it works with you, and often it is similar for your animal.

In this episode, we talk about developing point; can pointing be taught, how much time does this take, etc.  So much information about pointing retrievers out there, and so much of it isn't that helpful.  Here we try to break this down a little and understand it from the dog's perspective.