Class & Event Calendar
Beginner Group Class / 100 Level (6 week class) Thursday, March 24th from 7:00 pm – 7:50 pm Thursday, March 24th from 8:00 pm – 8:50 pm Sunrise Walk (At Annapolis City Dock) Saturday, March 26th from 7:00 am – 8:00 am Easter Egg Hunt (Free Event) Sunday, April 3rd from 1:00 pm – […]
Sadie’s Dog Show Debut
Over the weekend, Leash Free Living made its way back to the AKC Obedience and Rally Rings. It has been a while since we’ve shown our own dogs, or client dogs, so it was nice to be trialing again. This time it was Sadie’s turn. The dogs must qualify three times in each level to […]
Stay – Down Position
Down/Stay Days 1 & 2 Start with the dog sitting in heel position. Command your dog to down. Place the palm of your right hand in front of the dog’s face and give the command “Stay.” Step off with your right foot, and stand directly in front of your dog, facing them. After a few […]
Left About Turn
Left-About Turn Start walking with your dog in heel position, and your leash in your right hand (walking position). Turn left towards your dog (without crossing their path), a full 180°. Pass the leash from your right hand, to your left hand behind your back. Begin walking in the new direction. Pass your leash from […]
Coming When Called
Recall (“Come”) The recall is a position in relation to the handler. On the command to “come,” the dog should sit in front of the handler, facing them. Formal Recall Start with you dog six feet away from you. They can be on a place command, or in a sit/stay. Stand facing the dog, at […]
Potty Training
Part 1: Learning where to go Leash walk your puppy outside to potty. Try to go through the same door to the same spot each time. Allow your puppy three minutes to relieve themselves. If they go within three minutes, celebrate their success with lavish praise and/or a food reward. Puppies often have to go […]
Introduction to E-collar Work
E-Collar Longe Line You will be walking between two points for this exercise. Those points should be 40-50 feet apart. Start in a quiet place. Your dog should be on a 15 ft long line, and be wearing a properly fitted e-collar of an approved brand. Set the e-collar to your dog’s lowest working level. […]
Biting and Chewing
Biting Biting and chewing are both very normal puppy behaviors that should be expected, and trained out of the dog. This takes times and patience and lots of redirecting. We have several ways of doing this. For the purposes of our training, we will classify Biting as mouthing humans, and chewing as mouthing objects. The […]
Place
Place can be taught with any defined area. It must look and feel different than the surrounding surfaces. It is easier to start with a place that is slightly raised, to make it more obvious to the dog. Approach the place from any side. Take your left hand past your dog’s face, gesturing towards the […]
Stand
Manual Stand Start with your dog sitting in heel position. Adjust the collar high and snug so that the collar is at the top of the dog’s neck, and the running links are coming out of the right side of your dog’s face, by their cheek. Place your right hand on the running links of […]