Dog training happens in steps
Are you stuck in a rut with pet dog training? Do you feel like you and your pet dog don’t connect? have you been too busy for your dog? Do you believe you have reached the point where your pet dog can’t learn anymore? Are you out of ideas?
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You can always do something. Not necessarily all at once, but with little steps. You can’t be a best pet dog owner, but you can still have an nearly best pet dog or at least a delighted dog. Dogs love doing and learning new things.
Here are 50 things you can make with your pet dog on any given day …
1. work on long stays while you are enjoying TV
2. Reward your pet dog for doing something ideal without you asking
3. get up 10 minutes earlier and walk a half-mile further
4. drop the leash and let your pet dog chase you
5. Swim with your dog
6. carry treats in your pocket for a day and reward everything your pet dog does right
7. remember not to leave your clothes within reach (eaten pockets)
8. show your pet dog to give a high five
9. write out the first steps towards solving your greatest pet dog training challenge
10. stop and let your pet dog smell the grass
11. get a stuffed animal at a garage sale (or three)
12. get some raw bones
13. start a pet dog blog (it’s easy!)
14. organize your pet dog photos
15. sign up for an agility class
16. read a book by Jon Katz
17. read a Paul Owens book on positive reinforcement training
18. get a clicker
19. Leave work early on Friday and take your pet dog to a park
20. Bring your pet dog to a local treat or pet supplies store
21. Take a video of your dog
22. hire a professional pet photographer
23. brush your dog
24. Make eye contact with your dog
25. Run with your dog
26. tell your pet dog to “sit” in every room of the house
27. hide from your pet dog and then call her
28. Chase your pet dog around the couch
29. get down on all fours and play in the mud
30. turn an old towel or sock into a toy
31. look up or meet potential foster dogs
32. show your pet dog to speak
33. hide a treat and tell your pet dog to “find it”
34. get a training collar
35. practice sit and stay in a new location
36. give your pet dog a massage
37. call up your best dog-owning pal and go on a pet dog date
38. give your pet dog treats whenever she makes eye contact
39. show your pet dog to roll over
40. Go a full day without training collars – use treats for motivation
41. Leave work 10 minutes early and walk your pet dog 10 minutes longer
42. Rollerblade with your dog
43. Don’t scold your pet dog for a whole week – redirect his attention instead
44. show your pet dog to crawl
45. plan a camping trip or day trip with your dog
46. get a pet dog backpack
47. Bring your pet dog to tonight’s softball or soccer game
48. read Cesar Millan’s “pack-training” book
49. list out your idea of a “perfect dog” and how you could get to that point
50. appreciate your dog’s “quirks” – you’ll miss them when she’s gone
What did you and your pet dog do today?
(Pictured is my favorite golden retriever, Elsie)