I know…. I’m getting repetitive. But…. It’s hard for me to express how important this video is to me. Ivan just put out the preview and I had to share. This preview still doesn’t do it justice. You really have to se the whole thing. This should literally be required viewing for training with me. It’s that important to me. …
“Tug” For Rehab
Yep…. I don’t just use tug to biologically fulfill dogs, develop skills, language, and relationship….. I also use it to teach them to CHOOSE us over distraction. These dogs are not punished into not looking. They are choosing the game with their owner OVER the other dog. And make no mistake…. Both of these dogs were very reactive to the …
Learn YOUR Dog!
Every dog is different. Even in something as seemingly simple as game play. It’s like kids. Some want to play soccer. Some want to play rugby. Some want to do MMA!!!! It’s your job to learn YOUR dog!!!!! Find the game THEY find more rewarding. Don’t just insist on the one you want to play. I was guilty of that …
Tug…….. Ivan Balabanov Melted My Brain.
Man…… I took a trip to visit Ivan Balabanov like 8 months ago. And that set off a direction of thought or study, that made my brain melt. I realized that I had been looking at tug with a weak microscope. Like…… If you have a weak microscope you can see to a certain depth. But, if you get a …
Jax Teaches a Kid Tug!
Building and Breaking Trust
Everyone that reads this thing regularly, knows I do a lot of training through game play. And, not in the surface “Create a reward event to make them work” sort if way. But, in a profound way. Almost a spiritually fulfilling way. It impacts so many different levels. Gives activity which is physically healthy. Gives psychological fulfillment, as the activities …
I Got Cartoonized!
A person that I did a consult with, had this made for me. It was done by Brandon Steen. Amazing.
Jaxxy’s Transition To A Spring Pole
What do I do in a Blizzard? Transition Jax to Spring Pole! Lot of people tug. Not that many people use Spring Poles. The way old school dogmen used them didn’t involve control. Let them at it….. Pry them off. All conditioning and gameness. No control. But, I think they can be used as an obedience reward. Just like tug. …
Jaxxy Doing Work.
This video has two purposes. Well, 3. One is celebrating my little idiot. God dammit I love that dog. Two, is showing progress to anyone following his little story. And, last, but not least….. Showing training doesn’t have to feel like this piece of shit chore. There was only about a third more of these activities that weren’t on film. …
Extinction Burst
You walk up to the elevator. Push the button…… Wait. Push the button…… Wait. Push the button…… Wait. “One more fucking time, and I’m taking the stairs” you say. Push the button…… PUSH THAT STUPID PIECE OF SHIT BUTTON 55 GOD DAMN TIMES!!!!!! Quit, and take the stairs. That’s the extinction burst. It’s the burst or “trying” that happens just …