May 11th, 2010
By Eric Letendre
“Dogs feel very strongly that they should always
go with you in the car, in case the need should
arise for them to bark violently at nothing right
in your ear.” – Dave Barry
True story – When my dog, Suede, was around six months
old, I was driving on the highway with him in the seat
next to me.
Suede was an extremely driven dog. He would go crazy
at the sight of anything that moved. One day he was
spinning and barking as I was driving down the highway
when all of a sudden he started peeing.
He got himself so worked up he just went right there
on my truck seat. I yelled out, “HEY, STOP!”
I must have said it pretty loud and startled him
because the next thing I knew, Suede was in my lap.
He jumped from his seat directly into my lap.
Here I am driving down the highway at 65 miles an
hour with a peeing dog in my lap. You see, as soon
as he landed in my lap he resumed the peeing.
When I think about it now, it’s kind of funny, but
I should have taken precatuions and buckled him.
The point I’m trying to make is that we always have
to take responsibilty for our dogs and make sure that
we have control over our dogs.
As the warmer months roll in, more and more of us will
be spending more time outside with our dogs. This is
the time we need to make sure our dogs have an excellent
recall (coming back when you call “Come”).
Here are five steps to developing an excellent recall:
Step #1: Never, ever punish your dog for coming to you
when you call.
Step #2: Reward your dog for coming when called. It could
be a toy, treat, praise or a game.
Step #3: Set your dog up for success. Start by teaching
your dog the command come in a positive, fun atmosphere.
Step #4: Practice, practice, practice.
Step#5: Repeat steps 1 through 4.
Have fun!
All the best,
Eric
P.S. If you really want step by step video instructions
on how to do this, check out The Dog Training Inner
Circle.
Eric Letendre is a professional dog trainer from the United States and has been training dogs for over 20 years, teaching regular, average, every-day owners all over the world how to get the training results they want as fast as possible. Eric is also the author of numerous reports, the E-Book “101 Ways to Improve Your Dog’s Behavior,” “The Amazing Dog Training Man Book,” and produced and stars in his DVD “Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer.”
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Eric Letendre is a professional dog trainer from the United States. For more than 20 years, he has been developing dog training "hacks" that have worked for dog owners all over the world. Eric operates from a home office or a laptop while traveling and draws on his experience and passion for dog training to show others how to develop a dog that is truly “Man’s Best Friend”.
Eric is the author of numerous reports, the E-Book “101 Ways to Hack Your Dog’s Behavior,” “The Amazing Dog Training Man Book,” and produced and stars in his DVD “Secrets of a Professional Dog Trainer.”
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