Las Vegas Dog Training and Las Vegas Dog Obedience Training
Part 2 of 2: Learn how to wean your dog off of dog training equipment such as leashes, collars, toys and treats. Using a remote-reward system, you can easily wean your dog off of having treats in your hands.
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Watch how this pregnant Mom handles her three dogs while at the same time managing a toddler in a stroller during a trip to the park. Teaching your dog to walk with a stroller and a baby takes a bit of practice, but if these three dogs can do it then any dog can! Are [...]
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There’s nothing like an unruly pit bull that you can’t walk anywhere. Take ‘Betty’ for example. Betty is in dire need of some exercise, but her owner is scared of her unruly behaviour around dogs. After a few sessions with Sit Means Sit, Betty and her owner are ready to tackle a visit to the [...]
This is a brief video I shot of my German Shepherd X Dutch Shepherd ‘Phender’ one day during group class. My main goal here was to test Phender’s genetics in an environment with quite a lot of distraction.
Up to this point Phender would not hesitate to play with all the usual dog toys such [...]
Below is a brief, unedited video clip of my 12 week old puppy ‘Phender’ during an imprinting session where I am building his understanding of walking with his head up. There are no real expectations placed on the puppy during this training session, simply just a game of play with a water bottle. Any item [...]
The video above is a short clip I shot of Phender playing with a me and a broom one day while I was cleaning the yard. As it turns out Phender is really into the broom. I can’t say why exactly, but he loves to play with it. This for me is a huge plus. [...]
I’ve recently acquired a new addition to the family. A 12 week old German Shepherd X Dutch Shepherd named ‘Phender’. Phender came from Spring Hollow Kennels in Lancaster, Ohio. He was born of ‘Nikki’ and ‘Pharaoh’. Some of you may remember Pharaoh from some of my previous videos. Check my blog archives for some clips [...]
Training your dog to eliminate in one area of the yard is a straightforward task, and given the correct approach and a little patience anyone can teach their dog to ‘potty’ in a specific spot.
Step 1:
Establish a clear and defined area. This could be a grassy area or more commonly is an area set aside and [...]
With summer starting to loosen it’s grip on our weather, many residents of Las Vegas will begin looking to step outside and start getting active again. What better time than to try something new with your dog. Las Vegas residents are blessed with wonderful hiking spots that can provide a unique experience for first time [...]
What is DockDogs?
DockDogs is a fun, performance sport for dogs. DockDogs Events are held Regionally, Nationally and Internationally. Most DockDogs Competitions are comprised of four contests; ‘BIG AIR’, ‘EXTREME VERTICAL’ (EV) and ‘SPEED RETRIEVE’ and the new sport ‘IRON DOG’ which is now held at National Competitions.
Who can compete?
Anyone can come out, [...]
A very common dog problem that is often overlooked is how your dog reacts to new and stressful noises such as fireworks, thunder or other loud, sudden noises.
The nature of dogs is that they are essentially defensive animals by nature. Even the sweetest, most lovable poodle is at heart a territorial animal. This defensive [...]
Sit Means Sit dog trainers Fred Hassen and Ashton Fitz-Gerald recently presented a Police and Protection K9 dog training seminar in Sonoma County California.
There were a multitude of K9 dog handlers from Santa Rosa as well as the rest of Sonoma County at the seminar. Over the course of the two day seminar, many of [...]
I received a question from a blog reader the other day which I thought would offer value to others as well.
I would like to get a quicker response to commands like you and fred get from your dogs. Should i increase the level on the remote? My dog works on level 1 & 2 right [...]
This is a great action shot from a recent Las Vegas DockDogs practice.
‘Shep’ and ‘Tank’ both black labs are working on their water entry at the edge of the pool to get a consistently fast entry with no hesitation. The two of them are very capable jumpers, and Tank actually did incredibly well at [...]
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