Easy Activities
A New Year’s resolution for your dog
If you ask your dog, here’s what he or she wants for the new year. Chances are your holiday shopping included a toy, a coat or sweater, something to chew…
Read MoreEasy Activity – Teaching a Dog to Target
A simple, fun, foundation behavior. Similar to Hand Targeting, Wendy, All Dogs Gym’s Director of Training, demonstrates getting started with several of her own dogs—shaping the dog to nose-touch a…
Read MoreEasy Activity – Shaping Behaviors
Shaping behavior is also called “successive approximation.” It is moving a behavior in small (even tiny) increments getting closer and closer to the ultimate goal behavior. The trainer communicates with…
Read MoreFood Dish Training
An Easy Activity–An Element of self-control. This easy activity focuses on teaching your dog to wait when you put his food dish on the floor until released to eat. This…
Read MoreEasy Activity – Simple Training Tips
Improving your dog’s behavior … without really trying. During the Covid shut-downs, we regularly posted ideas to do with your dog at home. This article is about using every-day tasks…
Read MoreEasy Activity – Come When Called
A Simple, Fun Behavior. This easy activity is teaching come when called. We start with a Hand Touch, which, If you haven’t trained it yet, you’ll find instructions in our…
Read MoreEasy Activity – Learning to Relax
This easy activity is about teaching your dog to relax. Yes, you can train “relaxation.” We have recommended Karen Overall’s Relaxation Protocol 15-day project for years. It requires just a…
Read MoreEasy Activity – Close a Door
A Simple Fun Behavior. Target training is the first step to teaching your dog to close doors – starting with a cabinet door. Once you’ve done Step 1 – nose…
Read MoreEasy Activity – Calisthenics
A simple, fun behavior. Here’s a simple way to exercise your dog in a small space: Calisthenics—which Larry and Gail demonstrate. Once your dog knows both cues for both sit…
Read MoreEasy Activity – Snuffle Mat
A toy to keep your dog entertained. Do you have a snuffle mat for your dog? The snuffle mat consists of fleece strips tied on to a rubber mat with holes in it. The loose ends…
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