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‘Heel’ and ‘here’ are sufficiently different for dogs to distinguish between the two commands. I don’t know that anyone’s done the research to confirm or deny this, but I believe ‘here’ to be the more common recall command used by bird hunters or trainers of bird dogs. As a trainer, I favor ‘here’ mostly because an owner is more likely to have improperly trained ‘come’. Really, it doesn’t matter. ‘Whoa’ and ‘no’ are a lot closer and there’s never any confusion.

Looking at the video now, I realize the stupid stick was only freaking him out in one direction. It’s a good example of why you don’t entertain fear. I pushed him past it and he gained confidence. This drill translates directly to responsiveness at heel.

Milo chose that crate over another three 3x its size and shoved all bedding aside so he could relax on the cool smooth plastic tray. Water bottles in crates are a classic mistake that teaches dogs to be miserable in their crate. Dogs are den animals and frequently feel safer in a more confined space. Also dogs with thick undercoats can be made very uncomfortable by bedding causing them to overheat. You don’t leave water in the crate, because inevitably you’ll be away for an extended period of time and you make it more likely your dogs bladder will be full. Now you’ve turned the crate from a sanctuary of peace and comfort to a place of desperation and discomfort. People who make this mistake tend to have dogs that are poorly housebroken. I’m not his daddy and he’s not my son. Milo is a dog who I’m training to get past some significant behavioral issues. So say what you want about me, and leave his daddy out of it. 🤣

You wouldn’t say that if you knew Milo’s history. This board and train is high stakes for Milo.

Yep. True story. I was sanding a neighbors deck and afterwards used the blower to get rid of the dust. That’s when the giant insect was all over my hand. Gross and cool at the same time.

Thanks! Yep, I’ve had that confirmed from several sources. I’m very surprised I haven’t come across that before. I guess I’ve been working with too many pure bred dogs.

Thanks!

Pretty much all dogs have the same first session with me. Milo’s performance was about average. What he struggled most with in this video is a) slowing down and not getting in front of me during left turns and b) not pulling the lead taught away to the side during the straight-aways. He improves quite a bit by the end. Once he gives me his attention rather than just responding to corrections is when things get better.

I come back and rewatch this now and again too. Maisie is turning into a great dog.

It’s perfectly OK to feed dogs other types of protein. As a matter of fact, you should! Feeding only chicken can give dogs an allergy to it. Look up: canine chicken allergy. You can give completely boneless protein, but then you *must* add the calcium yourself. If you don’t, at minimum, you’ll give your dog diarrhea. At worst you can mess up their calcium/phosphorus level and make them very sick. Eventually, if it continues, they’ll begin leeching away the calcium in their own bones. The way I do it is I buy human grade Calcium from Walmart or any pharmacy, crush up between 600-1200 MGs of the pills and mix it in the meal. SUPER IMPORTANT DETAIL: Get calcium that is *not* fortified with D3. I can’t stress this enough! Dogs produce D3 on their own and the additive will make them sick.

@@sswwooppee Yeah ive been using pork ribs and some chicken for now. I noticed he wont really touch most raw meat unless it sits out for a few hours and gets to room temperature.

@@Tinfoiledhat as long as your dog is chewing his food properly, it doesn’t matter whether it’s frozen or not.

I just train dogs. I don’t design them.

Yow, springs in those little legs. What a girl!

Puck went home months ago, so no more videos of her are getting made by me. Puck is some kind of terrier mix. Chicken leg quarters are the preferred cut of meat because they have the right balance of protein and calcium. Yes, she digests just fine. Raw bones are good for dogs. Cooked bones splinter and are dangerous. Chicken bones are hollow, and easily crunched up by a dog with healthy teeth.

What you can’t see is the 30 dogs running around not far away. This was a bigger challenge than it looks like on video.

Parking lot at High Bridge dog park? Plenty of distractions!

@@Sara-z5x1u not actually in the dog park. Just in front of the gate. I’m maximizing the number of dogs Chuck and Maisie have to ignore.

Those are all good things nutritionally. The issue with pork neck bones is they are mechanically cut. They can have sharp edges dogs can hurt themselves with.

Chuck is a great guy. He really just needs to learn how to behave around other dogs. He’s only on day two. He’ll get it.

Without the catastrophic accidents!

Yeah, I messed up. I should have had a leash on him so I could stop him before he got to the food. Mistakes happen. You just move on. 🤷‍♂️