Methods Archives - The Happy Puppy Site https://thehappypuppysite.com/category/puppy-training/methods/ How to find a puppy and raise a happy, healthy dog Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:45:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.5 How Does Clicker Training Work? https://thehappypuppysite.com/how-does-clicker-training-work/ https://thehappypuppysite.com/how-does-clicker-training-work/#comments Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:44:00 +0000 https://thehappypuppysite.com/?p=2981 Clicker training works by building an association between a behavior you want to see, and something your dog is motivated by, like a treat or a game. The clicker is a little box with a button that you push which makes a sharp, consistent clicking sound. We call it an […] Read More

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]]> https://thehappypuppysite.com/how-does-clicker-training-work/feed/ 3 How to Use Your Dog’s Meals As a Training Aid https://thehappypuppysite.com/use-your-dogs-meals-for-training/ https://thehappypuppysite.com/use-your-dogs-meals-for-training/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 2023 14:44:00 +0000 https://thehappypuppysite.com/?p=1638 Are you reluctant to train with treats because of the extra calories? It’s an understandable concern many owners have about positive reinforcement training. But there is a very simple way to avoid over feeding your dog while using training treats. Use the dog’s dinner! Contents Snacks vs treats Do dogs […] Read More

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]]> https://thehappypuppysite.com/use-your-dogs-meals-for-training/feed/ 3 Sending Your Dog Away For Training – Puppy School Pros and Cons https://thehappypuppysite.com/send-dog-away-for-training/ https://thehappypuppysite.com/send-dog-away-for-training/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2023 09:31:00 +0000 https://thehappypuppysite.com/?p=1568 Most people attend puppy school or dog training classes on a weekly visit basis. But it is possible to send your puppy or older dog away for residential training with a professional trainer. Whether that is a good idea or not will depend on your circumstances and what you want […] Read More

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]]> https://thehappypuppysite.com/send-dog-away-for-training/feed/ 29 How To Train A Naughty Dog: 3 Rules To Help You https://thehappypuppysite.com/how-to-train-a-naughty-dog-3-rules-to-help-you/ https://thehappypuppysite.com/how-to-train-a-naughty-dog-3-rules-to-help-you/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:08:00 +0000 https://thehappypuppysite.com/?p=1779 When you are struggling with a naughty puppy, or trying to cope with a difficult adult dog, you can feel very alone. It can be difficult to decide what to do next. Or you might find yourself trying to focus on specific aspects of your dog’s behavior, when in fact […] Read More

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]]> https://thehappypuppysite.com/how-to-train-a-naughty-dog-3-rules-to-help-you/feed/ 40 Modern Dog Training – Train Your Puppy Without Force https://thehappypuppysite.com/modern-dog-training/ https://thehappypuppysite.com/modern-dog-training/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:52:00 +0000 https://thehappypuppysite.com/?p=1577 With the launch of Pippa Mattinson’s new force free Online Dog Training Courses, we take a look at how far our training techniques have come.  Modern dog training methods and techniques are very different from those used even thirty years ago. We now know how to train our dogs through […] Read More

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]]> https://thehappypuppysite.com/modern-dog-training/feed/ 7 Dog Lure Training: What Is Luring And How To Use It https://thehappypuppysite.com/dog-lure-training/ https://thehappypuppysite.com/dog-lure-training/#comments Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:56:00 +0000 https://thehappypuppysite.com/?p=2550 Luring is a useful dog training technique. A lure is something that the dog is interested in, like a bit of food, which they follow with their nose. Moving the lure enables us to move the dog into different positions, without touching them at all! We can then mark and […] Read More

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]]> https://thehappypuppysite.com/dog-lure-training/feed/ 1 Mark And Reward In Dog Training: What Does It Mean? https://thehappypuppysite.com/mark-reward-dog-training/ https://thehappypuppysite.com/mark-reward-dog-training/#comments Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:53:17 +0000 https://thehappypuppysite.com/?p=2238 Today’s article is by best-selling author Pippa Mattinson. Pippa’s online dog training courses can be found over on the Dogsnet website. Dog trainers often talk about ‘marking’ and ‘rewarding’ behavior in dog training. Today we’re going to take a look at what that means, and why this is a great […] Read More

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]]> https://thehappypuppysite.com/mark-reward-dog-training/feed/ 3 What Is Counter Conditioning In Dog Training? https://thehappypuppysite.com/what-is-counter-conditioning-in-dog-training/ https://thehappypuppysite.com/what-is-counter-conditioning-in-dog-training/#comments Thu, 23 Feb 2017 09:00:39 +0000 https://thehappypuppysite.com/?p=3413 In this article we are going to answer the question ‘what is counter conditioning’, and take a look at how we can use it to help our dogs overcome their fears. We all have things we don’t like, things that make us feel uncomfortable. Even scared. Dogs are no different. But […] Read More

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]]> https://thehappypuppysite.com/what-is-counter-conditioning-in-dog-training/feed/ 6 Negative Reinforcement In Dog Training https://thehappypuppysite.com/negative-reinforcement-in-dog-training/ https://thehappypuppysite.com/negative-reinforcement-in-dog-training/#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:39:53 +0000 https://thehappypuppysite.com/?p=2602 It is very common for people to get in a muddle with some aspects of the terminology that surrounds behavioral science when it comes to dog training. Most people nowadays do understand what Positive Reinforcement is. They understand that this means teaching dogs the right thing to do by reinforcing […] Read More

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]]> https://thehappypuppysite.com/negative-reinforcement-in-dog-training/feed/ 5 How To Motivate Your Dog https://thehappypuppysite.com/how-to-motivate-your-dog/ https://thehappypuppysite.com/how-to-motivate-your-dog/#comments Fri, 13 May 2016 16:04:23 +0000 https://thehappypuppysite.com/?p=2061 We all need motivation.  I need motivation to get up in the morning, motivation to clean the house, to write, or answer work emails, motivation to exercise and so on. We all do. In fact motivation is an absolute requirement for survival.  Without it, we would do nothing at all. […] Read More

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