Curly Coated Retriever Puppy Training – Base Camp 1

Omar has been having a great time at his San Diego Dog Training Camp… we call it Base Camp 1, as he is starting from the basics and will be gaining all the skills to summit whatever outing might come his way in the future.

If you have been following this Curly Coated Retriever’s story you can now see it in video format. He arrived with some habits that can be funny to watch in the beginning, and then they get really annoying.

For instance the chase game. That’s where he takes something of yours, like your shoe, and runs with it. He’s quite crafty at his maneuvering though he has some size to him so catching him is nearly impossible.

Or how about the drag you down the street trick he was so fond of? Now that’s a habit any dog enthusiast is over quick! Lucky for Omar’s owners, they decided to get him into K9 Coach Dog Training Camp… and the results mid way are awesome.

His training has been a combination of obedience… ya know, like sit, down, stay, come, drop it, heel (I use let’s go for that), and that type of thing. That is really about repetition. Another key element to teaching dogs to be good is the calm factor. Many people don’t even think of that as part of being a well behaved dog, and only concentrate on obedience.

People can benefit by this practice as well. Being calm. It’s part of the dog training camp and a good way to get from Base 1 to Base 2! The third element is exercise. And with puppy training like Omar’s, exercise is an important part of the ingredients for a really great dog.

For those of you who are working at achieving these things with your own dog, make sure to spend some time in all three of these areas. The calm factor is one that isn’t taught a lot even to people. My best tip for you is if you have a dog that a little wild, put him or her on a leash or tether to something that can’t be pulled around. Then don’t react by upping your energy when your dog is jumping around. Instead be very calm a let your dog settle. Once the settling occurs don’t go over and reward with a bunch of wild praise, only to rile your dog up again. Instead, toss a treat in reward for being calm and continue on with what you were doing.

Dogs do think in pictures. When beginning this exercise just keep rewarding when your dog is settled. The idea comes quickly. Dog thinks, “I lay here and don’t do anything, I get a treat”. That keeps happening, the thought to settle occurs more often and soon becomes a habit.

Good stuff!

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