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The scent discrimination work at our school begins in Levels 3 and 4 with dog’s finding treats inside identical metal boxes. Later the dogs identify boxes their owners have touched among the other boxes. Later the training moves to metal, wood, leather and cotton items.
Ann Gafke’s Teacher’s Pet, 325 E. Dripping Springs Rd, Columbia, MO 65202
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This California dog trainer and her two dogs set the record for most tricks in a minute by two dogs. One of the dogs set another record for fastest crawl. In this video she also explains how she teaches the tricks. 
Many of the winning tricks are ones our students are teaching their dogs Join our tricks classes – Great fun for both you and the dog. In this picture (right), the puppy is learning to hug.
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This entertaining report created by dog trainer Graeme Hall lists the five naughtiest dog breeds – dogs most in need of training, exercise and guidance from their families.
Let us help you keep your dog off the ‘naughty’ list.
The UK information came from a survey by the GoodMove, a home buying company in the United Kingdom, among its clients. How would you rate your dog? What breed would you put at the top of the naughty list?
All dogs need jobs to do, and if one doesn’t create the job for their dog, the dog most likely will create the dog’s own – often one we don’t want.
Their ranking had Labs, Border Collies and Beagles at the top of their list. Read the article to find the other two.
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Researchers at the University of Helsinki think so. At least their preliminary research suggests that can happen. Researchers taught the dog’s to differentiate urine samples of ill and non-ill persons. The sniffer dogs are now employed at the Helsinki airport to identify illness among passengers. This article describes the more complex research agenda to test this early success. https://www.helsinki.fi/en/news/life-science-news/the-sharp-noses-of-covid-dogs-are-utilized-at-the-helsinki-vantaa-airport
The scent discrimination work at our school begins in Levels 3 and 4 with dog’s finding treats inside identical metal boxes. Later the dogs identify boxes their owners have touched among the other boxes. Later the training moves to metal, wood, leather and cotton items.
These are the dogs and handlers for the December show. Come join the team, Register for January classes
In the first days of training, using treats right at the puppy’s nose can help the puppy learn to pay attention to the trainer and in this example, luring also helps the puppy to walk nicely at the trainer’s side. 
Telling the dog to ‘leave it’ can be an essential household lesson – there are so many things in one’s house for the dog to leave alone. One can begin to teach the dog to leave things as a part of the primary lesson to ‘get it.’ One must leave it before one can get it – so to speak. The ‘leave it’ assignment is part of the Puppy Kindergarten class in week 4 and the Level 1 class in week 5.
Take advantage of the dog’s prey instinct – to chase. We encourage the dog to chase as a game with the dog eagerly coming back to us for more. We want that eagerness on the dog’s part as an essential element of coming when called. This ‘get it’ game is part of the motivation lesson in week 4 of Puppy Kindergarten and week five in Level 1.
We can see that dogs often play at the same tempo. What else do they learn from each other? How about the ‘sit’, ‘down’, ‘stand’ and ‘stay’ exercises? Gretel surely seems to be looking toward the other dogs as if she would like some guidance – or – demonstrating the ‘sit’ and expecting the other guys to take a lesson from her.
For an advanced version of the sit – check out how Bart does it.
Try the shade with ‘sit’ and ‘down’ exercises. Those help the dog learn to pay attention and stay on task without either of you having to exert much in the sun and heat of the day.