by Lisa Kerley BSc, KPA-CTP | Mar 3, 2024 | A Day With Dogs Blog, clicker training, Force-free training, Positive reinforcement dog training, Setting Your Dog Up for Success
Are you working on a new behaviour or skill? Do you feel like things aren’t going the way they should be? There are several common errors that people make when they are training. Here’s a quick checklist to help you avoid these common dog training...
by Lisa Kerley BSc, KPA-CTP | Feb 29, 2024 | A Day With Dogs Blog, Creating a Positive Association, Force-free training, helping your reactive dog, Management, Meeting your dog's needs, Positive reinforcement dog training, Setting Your Dog Up for Success
Clients often are keen to get right into the nitty-gritty of issues that they have hired me to help with. Their first question often is, “How do I stop A, B or C?”, believing the solution is to focus on getting the dog to stop doing it. “How do I get...
by Lisa Kerley BSc, KPA-CTP | Feb 26, 2024 | A Day With Dogs Blog, clicker training, Creating a Positive Association, Force-free training, Management, Positive reinforcement dog training, Setting Your Dog Up for Success
It’s common to see videos that promise a secret method or quick fix to your dog’s problems. The truth is that good training is a process and takes time and patience. Quick fixes usually rely on stopping unwanted behaviour using something unpleasant the dog...
by Lisa Kerley BSc, KPA-CTP | Feb 2, 2024 | A Day With Dogs Blog, Force-free training, Management, Positive reinforcement dog training, Setting Your Dog Up for Success, tips for your adolescent dog
Let’s talk management – the most under-utilized tool in dog training and day-to-day life. Most new puppy parents use some degree of management to help their young pups build good potty habits. Controlling the environment and the pup’s access to it...
by Lisa Kerley BSc, KPA-CTP | Jan 23, 2024 | A Day With Dogs Blog, Creating a Positive Association, Force-free training, Meeting your dog's needs, Mental exercise for your dog, Mental Stimulation, Positive reinforcement dog training, Setting Your Dog Up for Success, survive dog adolescence, tips for your adolescent dog
Are you struggling with your adolescent dog? This can be a particularly frustrating and challenging time. Many parents don’t think they will survive their dog’s adolescence. The good news is that it doesn’t last forever. And you’re not in it...
by Lisa Kerley BSc, KPA-CTP | Jan 11, 2024 | A Day With Dogs Blog, clicker training, Critical puppy period, Force-free training, Health and Exercise, Housetraining, Leash Skills, Management, Meeting your dog's needs, Mental exercise for your dog, Mental Stimulation, mouthing and biting, Positive reinforcement dog training, Puppy imprinting, Puppy Play, Puppy Socialization, Separation Anxiety, Setting Your Dog Up for Success, Tips for your young puppy, Uncategorized, Walking your puppy
Do you need a hand deciding which puppy class is best for you and your puppy? At hipPUP, you can choose from 2 puppy classes to ensure you get the best puppy class to suit you and your pup. hipPUP Young Puppy Class (8 weeks to 18 weeks) hipPUP is designed for pups in...
