Directed Retrieve Game
This training clip shows a number of different components that I use to strengthen the directed retrieve exercise. It shows [...]
February 2018
January 2018
Teaching Your Dog to “Leave it”
In the following video training tip, you will see how I teach my dogs to "Leave it" and "Take it". [...]
October 2017
Prepping for a Speedy Recall with the Name Game
This video is about Name Game, it is an exercise that I teach my own puppies and one that we [...]
July 2017
Build Speed and Focus with the Food Chase Game
The number one component for getting a good score in competitive obedience is to have a dog that is [...]
May 2017
Teaching Fronts for Competition Obedience
I like to start this process by sitting on a swivel seat that is placed on a 5 gallon bucket. [...]
March 2017
How to “Flirt” with your Dog – to Improve Focus and Impulse Control
In this video training tip I am using a flirt pole toy to help build impulse control and focus with [...]
February 2017
Building Speed & Focus for the Directed Retrieve
I came up with this exercise many years ago, when I first started field training. In retriever field training we [...]
November 2016
Competition Heeling Part 2: Teaching an Activation Cue
In my training tip Competition Heeling Part 1, I showed my dogs asking me to go to work and to [...]
October 2016
Tossing My Hat Into the Ring
Volunteering as Ring Steward By Patrick McManus After a request for help, I volunteered as a ring steward at the [...]
Competition Heeling Part 1
Competition Heeling Part 1 This video shows my 3 dogs working competition obedience heeling. The first dog is Pounce, she [...]