Recent content by Donna Hill

It helps to adjust your definition of a 'hold'. The dog is holding when he lifts an object off the ground. The dog is doing a hold when she is carry it a distance. The dog is doing a hold when she turns around with the object in her mouth. By adding distance, you are adding duration, the...

Here is a video that will be helpful to check if your clicker technique needs tweaking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBObkR4ZUNY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBObkR4ZUNY

I wonder if there is an underlying fear issue going on here. Dogs that are fearful cannot eat or may not be food-motivated as they have so many other things to worry about than food. Does he scan the environment? You may need to control the environment more. In class maybe ask for visual...

This sounds like more of a house training issue than a sep anx issue. Are you taking him out leashed and making sure he is emptying his bowels before being in the house? Reward him by interacting, running and playing or even treats after he goes outside. Take him to the same location each time...

Can you train him to push toys around with his muzzle on? That way he can still interact with them.

I have trained all of my dog over the years to do this. Some enjoy doing it, some don't. An alternative (esp with smaller dogs) is to teach them to jump through your arms. Here is a video that one of my students made of him training his little dog to do this trick...

BostonBarker is right on the money! There are many, many dogs that outgrow being social with strange dogs. This is a normal dog behavior. Typically, what you see are people that make a real effort to socialize their dogs when young, hang out successfully until the pup is 18 months or so...

The best bet is to take your dog to the many pet stores and try them on. Getting a proper fit is tough in person if you have anything other than the typical breeds that wear muzzles and almost impossible by using just measurements. That way, you won't have to return it if you know it fits from...

It is so wonderful to see people care for dogs they way you do. I would be upfront with her and tell her you are disappointed with the way she is caring for the dogs. Almost all dogs need to live indoors with people. You could ask to have them back, especially if no papers were signed to...

Just wondering if there is anyone else local? Thanks. Donna, Jessie & Lucy www.dogvideoindex.blogspot.com

I am always working on tricks and tasks with my dogs. Here is a small compilation of some tricks my dogs know. It is interesting to note that many of these tricks started identical but that each dog has their own flair on them. 70SO1b92Dfg Jessie's favorites involve small behaviors. This is...

I'll do you one better! If you check out my videos, you can see them in action! But in the meantime: Jessie https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=320976991351189&set=a.103131439802413.3952.100003166717196&type=1&theater...

Jessie, Lucy & I are from Nanaimo, BC on Canada's West Coast. We live on the No. 1 Most Desirable Temperate Island according to Conde Nast magazine! I am an Instructor for Vancouver Island Assistance Dogs who helps people train their own service dog. I have a degree in zoology and another in...