All talk, no action. It’s like a plague on dog owners. What’s does “let’s go” mean without action? Think back to how many times you were on a walk with your dog and said “let’s go” while waiting for THEM to take action! You need to be the one to take action in order to create the association. So next time you say “Let’s go”… ask yourself “GO WHERE?” THIS WAY👉🏽 or THAT WAY 👈🏽 And remember to take action and physically guide your dog. #DogTraining #dogtrainingtips #dogtrainingadvice #dogtraining101 #dogtips #dogbehavior #dogpsychology #balanceddogtraining Do you do this? 👇🏽

It’s important to focus on and reward good/wanted behavior. Behaviors that are rewarded are more likely to continue 💯 It’s easy to get caught up in paying attention to and correcting “bad” or unwanted behaviors. Ut don’t let your training become one sided 👎🏽 I always encourage my clients to focus on and pay attention to what they want from their dogs. 🙌🏽 90% of training should focus on what you want, even if you had to lead with corrections, overlay them with rewards for what you want. Happy training #dogtrainingtips #dogtraining101 #dogtraininglifestyle #dogbehavior #dogpsychology #balanceddogtraining

You can’t throw treats at everything. Some dogs are just born fighters with a tenacious personality. It’s who they are. And if you are not ready to handle them accordingly and be more confident, persistent and firm than they are, you will have problems. As easy as it is to put dogs in a box based on their breed, I can tell you first hand that while there are breed tendencies, it boils down to the personality of each individual dog. I’ve met golden retrievers that were intense and aggressive as young puppies and Belgian Malinois that were calm, gentle and harmless from the day they were born. If you can learn to treat each dog according to who they are and what they need, you’ll always have balance in your relationship with them. #dogpsychology #dogbehavior #DogBehaviorModification #balanceddogtrainer #balanceddogtraining #ffdogtraining #packleader #packleadership

It’s not my intention to take away from the work that needs to be put in when training your dog to do anything, and admittedly, this video is definitely an oversimplification of a sit stay. But that’s the point —it’s simple when you break it down to the core points being made for your dog. 1. Stay in the sit get rewarded. 2. Get up from the sit and I immediately stop you and put you back in position and we try again. If you can remember this simple approach while being calm and patient with your dog in training, you’ll be able to make more progress with your dog than you ever have before. Happy training #basicobedience #dogtraining101 #dogtrainingtips #DogTrainingAdvice #dogobedience #dogbehavior #balanceddogtraining

Perfect example of what NOT to do. I don’t know who needs to hear this, but 👇🏽 🗣️ YOUR DOG DOES NOT NEED TO MEET OTHER DOGS. 🗣️ THEY WILL BE JUST FINE WITHOUT THE INTERACTION 🗣️ ITS OKAY TO SAY NO 🗣️ MOST PEOPLE DONT KNOW SH#T ABOUT THEIR DOGS BEHAVIOR 🗣️ “FRIENDLY” WELL-INTENDED PUSHY/OVER EXCITED DOGS CAUSE FIGHTS And for the record, that dog WAS NOT friendly, he was a bully and trying to DOMINATE the other dog. A great example of how people think pushy, over the top dogs are friendly when really they’re assholes. #aggressivedog #nervousdog #dogpsychology #dogbodylanguage #dogbehavior #dogbehaviour #dogsmeeting #dogintroduction Would you let your dog meet like this?👇🏽