National Walk Your Dog Day!

Today is national walk your dog day! Get out there and take your best friend for a walk. if you the time make the walk special- choose a park or beach that permits dogs!

Clicker T Shirt

So what's the best way to get out the word about clicker training? A cool t shirt!

http://www.cafepress.com/+clicker_dark_tshirt,198096635

The president might do clicker training?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si2VH_r_-C4

HOOPS! PART I

SO after, you have MASTERED Part 1, Part 2 is next!

1. Now transition to waving your arm in front of the hoop, when your dog is in front of the hoop waiting in the doorway.
2.When your dog is jumping through the hoop say "Jump!" And soon your dog will catch on as to what the meaning of "Jump!" is.
3. Practice =) Until all you need to do is wave your arm in front of the hoop and your dog knows what to do i the doorway.

Step 3 involves taking the doorway out of the picture, so keep up the good work!

Haiti

The ultimate "trick" for a dog is to find a human who is clinging to life under the rubble.
Here is more on the search dogs used in haiti and practice exercises search and rescue teams use.

http://dogblog.dogster.com/2010/01/17/amazing-canine-search-teams-still-finding-people-trapped-alive-in-haiti/

101 Dog Tricks

http://101dogtricks.blogspot.com/

Check out this interesting blog, she is slowly working her way thought he book 101 Dog Tricks and it's great to see her progress! Check it out!

HOOPS! PART I

Your dog should be very healthy (i.e. no arthritis, limping, etc.) before trying this trick. You won't want to further hurt your dog by asker her to jump. For older dogs, don't ask your dog to jump very high. You won't need your clicker for this trick beacuse you will holding a hoop and rewarding your dog with food.
1. You need a door way. Alternately you can sandwich the hoop inbetween a couch/lazy boy and a cofee table. The idea is to restrict ways around the hoop so your dog has no choice but to go through the hoop but voluntarily go through on her own to get food.
2. Put hoop in doorway with the bottom part on the floor.
3. Through a treat through the hoop and reward your dog for going through. Repeat several times, by putting food down on the ground on the other side of the hoop. Praise your dog each time she goes through.
4. Try raising the hoop ever so slightly- about 2 inches off the ground and repeat. This time when your dog has to do a little bunny hop to go through the hoop to get the food, say "jump" and then praise your dog immediately. Repeat this several times, while raising the hop slightly higher each time. The key is to keep it low- low enough so that your dog can't climb under to go get the food.