Puppies or dogs need to feel safe in their environment, even when you are there and nothing is likely to happen to them.

Here are some suggestions for what you can do when you are at home or if you are going out to work to help your dog feel more secure:

Leave a large article of clothing with your smell on it in his indoor kennel or dog bed. Make sure it is a piece of clothing that you have finished with, for (more…)

Once you have started to train your puppy or dog and you have built up the relationship between you so that you are receiving eye contact easily, it is time to move on to the next step.

A dog can require the feeling of being safe, even when their owner is around, so that he feels secure even when that person is not in the same room. Otherwise your dog may start to follow you through the (more…)

Show your dog something that you know he will want, say his name, hold the item under his chin and wait until he is looking at you. Once you have his full attention, give him the titbit or toy.

Continue to play this game with him over several sessions until the time comes when you say his name and he looks at you.

Once you have built up this relationship, start to get eye contact and say his name or the ‘watch me’ command that you have (more…)

To train a dog successfully you have to have your dog’s full attention. Before teaching an exercise, practice getting your dog’s attention and get him looking at you.

See if there is a family member that your dog wags his tail at the most, and check out what the person does to get your dog’s (more…)