warning about manufacturer category This post belongs to the category warning about manufacturer. Please read the following post before: new category: warning about manufacturer introduction: Garmin and dog devices Garmin is one of the oldest bigger manufacturers of handheld GPS devices for consumers. Everyone who owns a Garmin device knows, Read more…
Every dog is different and everything needs to be adjusted to the individual! The human managed to get the trust of dogs and started interacting with them. But how to interact? When I tell the dog “Go into your corner and lay down” he doesn’t understand the words. Dogs don’t Read more…
In this post I come to another key principal of dog education: You learn from the dog. This post is still one of the more general introduction posts. It covers a lot of elements which will be explained deeper in further posts. Often people have a predefined imagination on how Read more…
Often the social needs of dogs are totally underestimated. Sometimes dogs are seen more like a machine which you teach commands and they should work. One very simple example, that this is not the case, is the following: When you have a very good educated dog who is suddenly alone Read more…
The core of dog interaction is that the dog trusts you. But in case of trust most people think of the meaning regarding human interaction and that’s not what is meant here. The main reasons are because you do not talk with the dog and tell him things which could Read more…
Most people think of dog education as teaching the dog some commands. That is not what I mean. Teaching the dog something is in generally pretty easy and dogs follow commands in most situations. But it is important that the dog follows your commands also when the situation is a Read more…
A great activity for your dog is “search-fetch”. When you go out with the dog just drop something from yourself next to your path. Take care that the dog is not walking the same way then you and is not noticing what you are doing. Continue the walk, depending on Read more…