Leerburg Dog Training Blog

If you don’t already know it, prong collars may accidentally come apart during training. Look closely at the photo of our friend’s dog – the prong came apart and is hanging down from the snap on the leash but the dog was still on leash because the trainer had a back-up collar on.  This happened […]

Today, more pictures are taken every 2 minutes than all of the pictures taken throughout the 19th century. Most of us carry a camera on us everywhere we go in the form of a cellphone. While some of these tips are geared more towards those shooting with DSLR camera, those who simply have a smartphone […]

One of the first exercises we learn in obedience training is the “stay” behavior.   In fact, it is not uncommon to see this behavior taught in the first class or lesson.  This is because it is a fundamental behavior needed for any obedience routine, let alone its value in daily life with our dogs. […]

Thought I would post something that was discussed in one of my courses recently. That is practical tracking verses impractical approaches. To do that I have to define what is practical. Given the time available for multi-purpose police dog handlers to train a multitude of behaviors, and the need to testify about the training and […]