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Author: Dawn Archer Pizzoferrato, ABCDT; owner of Arrow Dog Training – Get Your Dog on Target! and clicker trainer and Nose Work Instructor at AnnaBelle’s Pet Station. seek |sēk| verb (past sought |sôt|) [trans.] attempt to find (something): they came here to seek shelter from biting winter winds. • attempt or desire to obtain or […]
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Thursday, December 23rd, 2010Tips and Guidance on Canine Good Citizen Test Item 10: Supervised Separation
Monday, October 11th, 2010In the sixth and last part of a multi-part series, Carol Hein-Creger, lead trainer at AnnaBelle’s, and Erinn Hadley, trainer and professional handler, and certified CGC evaluator, takes you through each of the CGC exercises and offers tips and guidance for practicing and for successfully passing a CGC evaluation. Test Item 10: Supervised separation This […]
Tips and Guidance for Canine Good Citizen Test Items 8 and 9: Reaction to Other Dogs and Reaction to Distraction
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010In the fifth part of a multi-part series, Carol Hein-Creger, lead trainer at AnnaBelle’s, and Erinn Hadley, trainer and professional handler, and certified CGC evaluator, take you through each of the CGC exercises and offers tips and guidance for practicing and for successfully passing a CGC evaluation. Test Item 8: Reaction to another dog This […]
Barney Rubble’s Story
Thursday, September 30th, 2010We’d like you to meet Barney Rubble, a 100 pound Rottweiler, who despite living outside on a chain in Detroit, was pretty well-cared for and has a super-sweet, loving disposition. His family saved him from being a guard dog at a local business, but they didn’t have the means to care for him. A kind […]
Tips and Guidance for Canine Good Citizen Test Items 6 and 7: Sit/Down on Command and Coming When Called
Friday, September 17th, 2010In the fourth part of a multi-part series, Carol Hein-Creger, lead trainer at AnnaBelle’s, and Erinn Hadley, trainer and professional handler, and certified CGC evaluator, takes you through each of the CGC exercises and offers tips and guidance for practicing and for successfully passing a CGC evaluation. Test Item 6: Sit and down on command […]
Tips and Guidance for CGC Test Items 4 and 5: Loose Leash Walking and Walking Through a Crowd
Wednesday, September 1st, 2010In the third of a multi-part series, Carol Hein-Creger, lead trainer at AnnaBelle’s and, Erinn Hadley, trainer and professional handler, and certified CGC evaluator, takes you through each of the CGC exercises and offers tips and guidance for practicing and for successfully passing a CGC evaluation. Test Item 4: Out for a walk (walking on […]
Tips for Canine Good Citizen Test Items 2 and 3 – Sitting Politely for Petting and Grooming
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010In the second of a multi-part series, Carol Hein-Creger, lead trainer at AnnaBelle’s, and Erinn Hadley, trainer and professional handler, and certified CGC evaluator, takes you through each of the CGC exercises and offers tips and guidance for practicing and for successfully passing a CGC evaluation. Test Item 2: Sitting Politely for Petting This test […]
Tips for Canine Good Citizen Test Item 1 – Accepting a Friendly Stranger
Monday, August 9th, 2010In the first of a multi-part series, Carol Hein-Creger, lead trainer at AnnaBelle’s, and Erinn Hadley, trainer and professional handler, and certified CGC evaluator, takes you through each of the CGC exercises and offers tips and guidance for practicing and for successfully passing a CGC evaluation. Test Item 1: Accepting a friendly stranger This test […]
What is “Shaping” and Why Should You Use This Training Technique With Your Dog?
Saturday, July 10th, 2010By: Dawn Archer Pizzoferrato, ABCDT, Owner of Arrow Dog Training So what is this thing called “shaping”? Some in the dog training world use the term “shaping” to describe any training that increases a response in small increments, even though they may get the response by luring, force, verbal instruction, environmental manipulation, or other external […]