by Anthony | Sep 19, 2019 | Behavior, Puppies, Training
By Anthony De Marinis, CDBC Hand targeting or “touch”, is a great behavior to teach for a variety of reasons. A hand target is when you present your hand and the dog bumps his or her nose against your hand. Below is a video I created on how to teach hand targeting....
by Anthony | Jul 4, 2019 | Behavior, Puppies, Training
Revised 4/7/2021 By Anthony De Marinis, CDBC, ADT, CBATI, VSPDT, TTWC, VSA-DT Preventing your puppy from becoming possessive of his things can be very important, especially in households with children. Many dog owners think that if a puppy growls or snaps at...
by Anthony | Jan 31, 2019 | Behavior, Puppies, Training
That’s Mine! Resource Guarding Prevention Puppies and newly adopted dogs enjoy exploring and investigating around their home. While exploring, they may stumble upon something they find interesting. For example, Ugg Boots, socks, napkins, a pen or maybe even smelly...
by Anthony | Oct 21, 2018 | Puppies, Training
Updated on 12/14/22 “Magic time, get busy, hurry up, do your business”, are just a few possible phrases you can teach your puppy to understand when you ask them to go to the bathroom. Regardless of what you decide to call it, potty training (aka housetraining) is an...
by Anthony | Oct 15, 2018 | Puppies
“Socialization needs to be done in a safe and positive way that will teach the puppy to be confident and unafraid of people, places, things, textures, sights, and sounds.” Anthony De Marinis Founder, De Marinis Dog Training Puppy Socialization The Big...
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