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A lot of people wondered why I haven’t been writing and posting new pages or blog posts over the last year. It is because I have been writing a new book. Actually I also have two new books. I finished the edit on the short book about puppies a few months back. It is only…
The reason for a dog training plan is so you know what to do the moment it needs to be done. All successful people know planning and goal setting is important in many areas of life. One benefit of a well-designed dog training plan is getting the dog trained more quickly. Another benefit of a…
Training Dogs to be comfortable around people wearing a face mask is part socialization, part training, and part handling. We’ll start with general information about why we may need to train a dog to accept face masks. The training techniques are about one third down the page and comprise the second half of the article….
Andrew Ledford your hound dog trainer 714-827-4058 Yes I like hounds and I do Hound Dog training in Southern California. That is pet hound dog training. The training I do is for pet dogs and not hunting dogs. Although I do like going out to talk with the hunting hound dog groups in the area….
I started this article for a new project I am working on. As I was writing, it occurred to me that pet owners and others may benefit from some of the information. Let me start with a synopsis of my bio. I first started training when I was around 11 years old. In high school…
Do your have two dogs that act aggressive with each other?Here are a few ideas on how to deal the dog aggression problems in the home. Keeping dogs that are aggressive toward each other is not a problem most people have. However, it is a problem I encounter enough that I wanted to write about…
What are some problems encountered when more than one dog lives in same house?By Andrew Ledford 714-827-4058 Many people believe having two dogs will reduce behavior problems. The logic is two or more dogs will keep boredom away. But is it really true that the companionship of another dog will keep them out of mischief?…
All Positive Reinforcement Training I want to address a very common misunderstanding about dog training. I have written about the subject of all positive reinforcement training and using aversives in training quite a bit. I always think I have nothing more to say about it, then some time passes and I read an article that…
I have a few picture of a pit bull I am training in the North Orange County area of California. This dog does present some challenges. The first is gaining the dogs trust. Getting this dog to trust me took a little effort. While she is not exactly happy to see me she does tolerate…
I was working a dog in North Orange County tonight and got to thinking back when I first started training her. This particular dog is one of the bully breeds and she is not all that friendly with most strangers. The training techniques in this article go over how I started leash handling with this…
Proper leash grip for dog training While working with a new client I was once again reminded how important holding the leash properly is for training your dog. I use four standard leash grips and one prompt. The alpha grip The double alpha grip or baseball bat grip The drop grip The left hand check…
I am working with a large and a fairly active dog at the moment. What made me think of writing this post is that she has a short attention span and she needs to continuously be reminded to behave. Let me clarify that, she responds to her environment and displays behaviors all the time. What…
