Balance!

Dog Training for attention. All dogs regardless of breeds, make decisions based on two things. How they are going to control a situation or how they are going to avoid it! We use obedience as the leverage to make the decisions for them. This enables the natural instincts of the dog to stay “balanced”. Any request for a particular behavior must always be followed up with a reward in order that the dog finds VALUE in the owner/handler and not other things! When the owner/handler becomes the most important thing to the dog, possibilities are endless! Service dog, Agility Dog, Dock Dog, Frisbee Dog or any other activity become a joy! Your relationship will be stronger than ever!

The concept of Positive Dog Training and Negative Dog Training is not related to a Mean or Nice meaning. It is related to the concept of addition or subtraction. We will either add something to the training ( + Positive) or we will subtract or withhold something (- Negative) In other words, we will give the dog a treat or we will withhold it! Simple! The same thing applies to a correction. A positive correction means we added a correction. To do nothing either with a reward or a punishment is negative – negative. A reward like treats, petting, toys etc. is Positive!

STAY POSITIVE!

Stay in the positive ( adding a reward ) as much as possible! The reason for this is to become so valuable to your dog, that they will respond even with presented with distractions. This is always the challenge! Have you heard the phrase “Squirrel”? Well this is when your training and value will be tested. Will your dog come on command and recall even when presented with distractions. Everything from the pizza guy, rabbit, another dog, the neighbors can present a big challenge to the dog to pay attention!

Triumphant Canine Dog Training focuses on ATTENTION-CONTROL-CONFIDENCE!