Dog Training Blog

Howdy friends, it’s Al the Dog Trainer and welcome to Al’s Dog Training Tips! My first client of the new year has a dog that’s

Howdy friends it’s Al the Dog Trainer. Welcome to Al’s Dog Training Tips!  My last two sessions today were with a Corgi and a boxer

So, here is a sample plan that could get you on the right track.  1. Do not give your dog free unlimited access to food

Howdy friends! It’s Al the Dog Trainer and welcome to Al’s dog training tips. Today’s date is Tuesday, January 12th, 2021, and today I want

Howdy friends! It’s Al the Dog Trainer. Welcome to Al’s Dog Training Tips! Today’s topic is “reward placement.” So each and every Sunday, I go

Howdy friends! It’s Al the Dog Trainer. Welcome to Al’s Dog Training Tips.  Today’s topic is “are you rewarding your dog, or yourself?” This particular

Howdy Friends, It’s Al the Dog Trainer, and welcome to Al’s Dog Training Tips. Today’s topic is “What Can You Do When Your Motivation Is

Howdy friends! It’s Al the Dog Trainer, welcome to Al’s Dog Training Tips.  The topic today is, “did you make it too safe?” I got

Howdy friends! It’s Al the Dog Trainer!  Welcome to Al’s dog training tips!  Today’s date is Friday, January 15th, 2021 and the topic for today

Howdy friends! It’s Al the Dog Trainer! Welcome to Al’s Dog Training Tips. Today’s date is Thursday, January 14th, 2021. The topic I’ve chosen for

Happy New Year Friends!  I’m so glad that we now get to put 2020 behind us and hopefully move onto a much better year.  With

Among the very first things that I teach any dog, including any of my German Shepherd Dogs, is the stay command. This skill is so

Prong collars can be an intimidating tool for most dog owners to consider placing on their pets. It’s my opinion that you shouldn’t haphazardly just

The place skill is a fantastic skill to teach your dog. In my humble opinion, it’s the one skill that every single dog owner should

So you may be curious how to go about stringing together multiple skills in a row. It’s easy enough to get your dog to just

Perhaps you are just getting started with your dog and you have decided that teaching your dog to sit is near the top of the

You may not want training to take any longer than it really has to. You have a busy life and getting your dog trained as