Tag: April Shuyler

• My TOP 3 Most Important Behaviors!

  

  You just brought your brand new dog home. Whether you just purchased or adopted a puppy or an adult, you’re probably wondering, Where do I start? Well, this post is designed to help you answer that question! Of course, this is purely my own opinion, and you may find other trainers suggest other behaviors. We’re…

  April

  23 May 2018

  House Training, Impulse Control, The Human Side

  April Shuyler, Automatic Settle, Behavior, Clicker, Dog, Eye Contact, Firewheel, Games, Garland, Marker Training, Nose Touch, Pet, Positive, Positive Reinforcement, Richardson, Sachse, Texas, Trainer, Training, Treats, Tricks, TX

• How to Handle Feeling Frustration in Training

  

  Everyone has dealt with feeling frustrated during a training session. We want our dogs to be perfect because we see perfect videos of perfect dogs made by perfect trainers all over the Internet, right? What these videos don’t show you is the process that the trainers went through. Even my own videos show a finished…

  April

  7 Aug 2017

  The Human Side

  April Shuyler, Dog, Frustration, Marker, Pet, Pet Training, Positive, Positive Reinforcement, Prevention, Progressive Reinforcement, Puppy, Reinforcement, Trainer, Training, Treats

• Give In! To Leash Pressure!

  

  In my previous post talking about loose leash walking, I described my usual go-to for teaching a dog to walk on a loose leash. If you haven’t read it already, check it out here: My Dog is Dragging Me Everywhere! Teaching your dog where to walk – right next to you – is going to…

  April

  10 Jun 2017

  Leash Training

  April Shuyler, Boundaries, Dog, Leash, Loose Leash, Loose Leash Walking, Marker, Marker Training, Pet, Pet Training, Positive, Positive Reinforcement, Progressive Reinforcement, Pulling, Training, Treats