Training Tips and News
Client Login
Training Tips and News
Free Training Plan: Around

Free Training Plan: Around

by | Jan 13, 2012 | blog

Hi Everyone, After slacking off for two weeks while on holidays (When Hounds Fly was closed, and I also slacked off on Petey’s training) I’m back at it and yesterday I taught Petey a new behavior – “Around” – which is just to go out...
Good Training Decisions Are Obvious With Experience

Good Training Decisions Are Obvious With Experience

by | Dec 2, 2011 | blog

I’m now a month into the Silvia Trkman course and beginning to crack open the 3rd set of bi-weekly lesson plans. One of the new exercises I’ve been working on is the 2-on 2-off, which is where a dog learns to go onto a platform, and only have the front two...
Good Shaping is Stress*-Free

Good Shaping is Stress*-Free

by | Oct 30, 2011 | blog

Today during new student orientations, When Hounds Fly welcomed a new student with a 16 month old English Bulldog. Their owner had completed three levels of classes at another dog training school (a typical Toronto dog training school – mostly positive,...

Don’t Phone It In – Make Class Count

by | May 28, 2011 | blog

In the previous post in my series on being a dog training school student, I covered everything I do leading up to actually attending class.  So now this post will cover how I make the most out of an hour long dog training class. The biggest change and improvement in...