Well… I might say “best ever” because I wrote it but the truth is, it’s best ever because Fleur, my Standard Poodle was the co-author!
Fleur explains how dogs think and feel about what we say and do around them.
Unique, fun, educational, family friendly dog training book now available!
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Amazing table of contents
- All dog training should be fun for you and the dog
- A very special “thank you” to, and proudly introducing Fleur, co-author
- Introducing some of my own darling dogs from over the years
- Why listen to Velma? Velma’s associated dog training experience and qualifications
- You can book a private dog training consultation with Velma
- It’s essential to choose the right trainer for you and your dog – use our check list
- The importance of choosing the right breed and aged of dog for your and your family
- How to choose the right rescue group or shelter
- Do rescue dogs come with problems?
- How to set up yourself and the dog… to be winners!
- Learn an excellent foundation in dog training skills
- How to succeed in becoming an awesome, fully competent and kind pet dog trainer
- How to understand and communicate with dogs on a whole different conscious level
- Dog / Pet training methods and myths
- Why should I use reward based training methods?
- My professional dog trainer doesn’t believe in giving rewards
- How do I know if the methods I or my dog trainer are using are unethical or scary and not reward based?
- Does age matter? Is my dog too young or too old to train?
- Does my aged matter? Am I or my child too young or too old to learn the methods in this book?
- Should we train dogs with food?
- I don’t want to use food treats, or my dog will get fat
- It’s my dog’s fault. S/he has selective hearing!
- My dog loves me slapping him when I praise him
- I have to use a harsh tone of voice to get respect?
- Is it OK to say “no” to my dog when s/he does something I don’t like?
- When my dog’s done something wrong, I tell her / him off. Is that OK?
- My dog knows s/he’s done something wrong when I come home because he looks guilty
- My dog pees or poops on the carpet “on purpose” because I left him/her in the house for hours, or to punish me for something
- I don’t need to learn any dog training skills because my partner / friend / parent / neighbours / work colleague / trainer at the local dog training club gives me advice
- The important main dog training rules
- Be aware… there will be a learning curve
- Reward training using food as training treats
- Timing is everything – using the “yes” word
- The word “yes” and clicker training
- Timing exercise to upgrade your training skills
- The “jackpot” – fabulous fun and extremely effective
- How to prepare for training?
- Easy, fun games combining –
- Teaching the dog to focus on you
- Teaching her / his name
- Teaching the recall
- Game 1 – A fun game teaching focus, coming when called (the recall) and her name
- Game 2 – A fun game teaching focus, coming when called (the recall) her name and the word “yes”
- Trouble shooting – valuable tips
- The recall – considering influencing factors
- There are times when you should NOT call your dog
- How to walk the dog on the leash under control – using the “yes” word
- The opportunistic method – dogs love being trained this way
- Training a dog to “sit” on first command!
- The “licky lure” method to teach the “sit”
- Training the “drop” (lay down)
- The “licky lure” method to teach lay down
- Training the “stay”
- Training the “long stay”
- Training “walking the dog” under control
- The 3 main parts to teaching yourself and the dog lead skills
- Correct equipment
- Preparing a dog to walk calmly on a lead
- Teaching the dog to keep the lead slack
- Practice – Training a dog to walk calmly on a lead
- Revision
- Maintaining the calm walk
- Story – teaching a German Shepherd to walk calmly
- Effective practice methods
- Preventing a dog jumping up on people – when off leash
- Preventing a dog jumping up on people – when on a leash
- Preventing pawing at people
- Training puppies and energetic dogs to be calm
- Preventing biting / nipping / mouthing
- Managing teething
- Teach all home members this method
- Teaching your dog not to mouth or bite
- Training a dog to “bark” on command
- Training a dog to stop barking
- Nuisance barking
- Training a dog to bark for a short while only, without you having to go to them to stop them from barking
- Training a dog to “go to place”
- Training a dog to “target”
- Where to find other helpful educational, interesting and fun resources