Dog Training

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… Continue Reading How Important Is It To Hold The Leash Properly For Training Your Dog

How To teach your dog don’t touch and not to jumpHere is the second part of the first in-home class with a dog from the Anaheim Hills of Orange County. The video is now included in the online training course. Andrew LedfordSo Cal Dog training714-827-4058I mainly serve Orange County, Long Beach, and the Gateway Cities.

Wolfhound Greeting Before Training Lesson. The video shows my initial meeting with this Wolfhound puppy and the beginning part of the first lesson. On this day we are training in the Anaheim Hills of Orange County. I start with a short evaluation. The video doesn’t show the whole behavioral evaluation but it will give you… Continue Reading Evaluation of Wolfhound Puppy

Taking A Real Bone From Resource Guarding Dog.Seek Professional Help For Any Kind Of Aggression Problems. I no longer work with aggressive dogs.Don’t try this at home. This is for entertainment purposes only. If your dog shows any signs of aggression consult with an experienced dog trainer. Don’t attempt to correct aggression problems by yourself.… Continue Reading Taking Real Bone From Resource Guarding Dog

Here is a follow up blog post and video showing the results of an in home training program with the boxer dog who had low level resource guarding. Don’t try this a home. This is for entertainment purposes only. In this video I get a quick update on how the dog is doing with dropping… Continue Reading Resource Guarding Taking a Real Beef Bone From Dog

Here is a short video showing me arriving for the big training day where we take a real cow bone from the dog. Many of my training sessions a rather long so I’ll split the videos up into several smaller bite size clips. This video just shows the greeting, and me calming the dog down.… Continue Reading Greeting Active Dog Before In Home Lesson

Beginning Target Stick Training Video Using a target stick for dog training isn’t only for Baby Boomers. However, as I get a little older I find it mighty helpful for training small dogs. You may ask, helpful for what? Well when training small dogs bending over hundreds, even thousands of time a day can get… Continue Reading Beginning Target Stick Conditioning With Clicker Video Baby Boomer Dog Handling

Teaching a straight Sit by using the proper hand positioning along with the leash and collar. Your dog must be in the proper Heel position to easily teach Sit with the leash. We start the video by going over what the proper Heel position should look like. Placing your dog into a sit with the… Continue Reading Heel Position and Hand Placement for Teaching Dog Sit With Leash Video

One of the great things about in home dog training is that we can go back over previously learned skills when needed. In this video I will cover the beginning Sit using the leash and collar. While I am using a slip collar in the video you can do this with any type of collar.… Continue Reading Video Remedial Sit With In Home Dog Program

In home dog training Video 2 – training my Boxer friend at Irvine park. The Irvine area of Orange County has some good dog training locations. We are still training with the ducks and geese as distractions. This video is the second in a series of three and has some good dog obedience training advice,… Continue Reading In Home Dog Training – Working in Irvine with Ducks and Geese