www.sitmeanssit.com Some fun dog training drills to teach puppies to run straight through tunnels, jumps or barriers. Hula Hoops tied together are used here. These can also be used as beginning drills for hunting dogs when teaching to retrieve. You can see the hula hoops that were tied…

http://www.sitmeanssit.com Some fun dog training drills to teach puppies to run straight through tunnels, jumps or barriers. Hula Hoops tied together are used here. These can also be used as beginning drills for hunting dogs when teaching to retrieve.

http://www.sitmeanssit.com Fred Hassen goes over some puppy sit whistle and marking drills that he uses to move his dog around and make things clearer using the Sit Means Sit remote dog training system. Daily training video at youtube.com/fredhassen

www.sitmeanssit.com Getting my dog from his plane ride today. I always hear different dog people talk about what their dog was like when they first got him off the plane upon arrival. A young puppy, and in the case of my puppy, it is a very young black labrador retriever puppy that is only 8 weeks old, can be a very stressful experience. The puppy is gone from his siblings or mother all of a sudden and taken on a bumpy plane ride where he has probably been confined for hours, and then greeted by a stranger. Even adult dogs can naturally find this experience very stressful at times. I am not one that puts everything into how the dog reacts when he first comes out of that crate after the long plane ride, although we all would ideally like to see them act as confident as can be. That isn’t always the case, and it takes a couple weeks or longer in a lot of cases for the puppy to become acclimated and then you can give him a fair initial evaluation. This puppy had a very good initial response to all of these new things happening, and although was hesitant for a second or two, recovered very quickly and has done nothing but been a tail wagging and confident dog the more that he sees. I’m sure he’s going to just get stronger and stronger as the days go by. What was your puppy like when he first arrived? c

My Labrador puppy, Brewer, seeing his reflection for the first time at night!