In 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 […]
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Tips and Guidance for Canine Good Citizen Test Items 8 and 9: Reaction to Other Dogs and Reaction to Distraction
Saturday, October 2nd, 2010Tips 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 […]
Carol’s Corner – How to Reward Multiple Behaviors at the Same Time
Saturday, February 20th, 2010Dear Carol, We have talked about rewarding Nemo as strangers approach. My concern is that I am also trying to work with him on not pulling the leash when we’re walking. You taught us to use leash corrections and/or frequently reward the dog for maintaining a slack leash. If I am rewarding him frequently for […]
Loose Leash Walking: “No Pulling, No Fooling”
Wednesday, July 15th, 2009Author: Carol Hein-Creger, owner and director of the CANINE TRAINING CENTER Dogs form their perceptions of people based on the messages they pick up on during every day life with each individual. Whether intended or not, people send messages to dogs with virtually every interaction, and the dog forms an “opinion” or perception of the […]