1. Practice when your dog is active and hungry.
When your dog is in the best mood for training and earning his treats, it will be easy to keep him motivated.
Getting started
At OneMind Dogs, we think that each training session with a puppy or beginner dog should feel like being on a playground or an amusement park, instead of an army boot camp. Some of our coaches have actually started calling OneMind Dogs foundation “FUNdation”! In this demonstration video, you’ll see what we mean by that!
After this brief introduction, you and our dog will start learning together. During the first few sessions, you’ll build up his attitude for having fun with you. If you show your dog how genuinely happy you are about doing this fun stuff with him, he’ll feel the same way!
In each exercise you do, the main thing is that you both have fun and that your dog learns to confidently try new things. Instead of having the exercises go entirely correctly, focus more on having your dog give it his best shot, and move at the best possible speed in each situation.
This is how the course works
- Check out the quick instructional videos in each lesson
- Have fun practicing with your dog!
- Review and troubleshoot with our coaches through the chat bubble
- Mark the lesson complete (super important to track your progress!)
Let's go!
Tips for training
2. Make sure that you always have the best treats and toys with you when you practice.
If you don’t know yet what your dog likes, take some time to find out. You can even use multiple toys and treats in one exercise, and let your dog choose what he wants!
3. Use an assistant to hold your puppy when you need to get further away.
Even if your puppy already knows how to sit and wait, with somebody holding him, you can get your puppy more excited and focused on the new task you are practicing.
4. If you have a bad day yourself, skip training on that day.
Your training attitude becomes your dog’s training attitude.