Pet Peeve

Why is it that when I open a yogurt, I always get squirted, but when i take the time to put my hand up to block the squirting, it NEVER squirts?!?!

Dog Obedience

So we have an almost 1.5 year old Yellow lab named Jake. He's a fantastically great dog, but like all dogs has a few things that we'd like to break him of or teach him.
A couple months ago we enrolled him in a dog obedience class and I love it. Teaching dogs to do things is an exercise in both patience and psychology. Dogs really are intelligent animals, but you have to know how to explain things to them.
We are using clicker training to teach him things and this little thing is an amazing tool. Instead of trying to teach an entire "trick" at once, you work on shaping the behavior you want. If you want your dog to always go lay down on a rug when you say "bed" you need to reward your dog every time he gets closer and closer to the rug. Once he is going to the bed constantly, then you add your command. The limits of this training are only bound by your imagination and patience. Its incredibly rewarding to succeed in teaching your dog a "trick".

Next up for Jake... Agility training!