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Keep Your Pets Safe At Halloween

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Halloween can be a scary time!!!! It can be scary for kids but it can be scary for your pets…

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Commands: Down

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Once your dog knows the command SIT you can progress to the command DOWN. Teaching DOWN is much easier from…

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Commands: Sit

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Teaching the sit command is best done before any other command. It is easier to teach by itself and not…

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Commands: Heeling Left or Right?

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Which side should a dog heel on? Left or right? Traditionally heel is done on the left side. Why I’m…

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Commands: Heel

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When you first begin to teach Heel! you don’t need a lot of room. 25 ft (8 metres) is more…

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Commands: Come (Advanced – Outdoors)

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Teaching “Come” to the older dog who hasn’t had preliminary training indoors or advancing the younger dog outdoors is best…

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Commands: Come

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This is one of the simplest commands to teach your dog. It is a command you can start teaching at…

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Use of the Slip Collar

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The slip collar, commonly miscalled a choke collar, is available in various styles, most people will associate the chain slip…

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Use of the Prong Collar

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Does your dog do any of the following: Drags you around, walks on its hind legs choking on a strap…

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Training Tools

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You are going to need some specific tools for training. Use the minimum tools to get the response you need.…

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