Credits to Sam @ Small Mighty Pets

Name Game:

Teaching your dog their name can help set them up to responding to you and/or having good recall. Start by using a handful of their daily food. for example; dish out your dog's evening meal, and put half of that to one side and use for training. feed your dog the rest of their food, and once she has finished, you can use the other half for training the name game. When your dog has finished eating her meal, call her name. If she looks at you, give her a few tit bits of her food, and tell her how good she is. Wait till she looks away, and say her name again, if she looks at you again, give her some more tit bits of her food. repeat the process 3 more times. whatever food you have left, just pop it in her bowl. Repeat this 3 x a day for the next 7 days to allow the dog the chance to really understand their name.

Tip; When training a dog or any animal, timing is key, reward to early or to late and we accidently reward the wrong behaviour.

Tip2: Repetition is key. the more of the same training is practiced, the more the dog will understand. don't be in a hurry to move on to the next steps. Your dog will tell you when they are ready by doing the behaviour more quickly, or when asked. Scratch repetiton is key to practice makes perfect.

Collar grab:

This training is probably just as important if not more important to do than training a dog to sit.

- Start by getting your dog comfortable with you petting the neck area.

-Then introduce their collar.

- Place a few treats on the floor, and as they are busy eating, put their collar on. let them wear the collar for a bit, then do the same thing, when taking the collar off. This helps the dog associate the collar with good things. - When your pup has gotten use to the collar, gently grab the collar, at the same time give your dog a treat. then let go. repeat this process 5 more times. then rest. repeat this 3x a day over 3 days - Gradually increase the duration.

-Grab your dogs collar, hold for 2-3 seconds, and then reward, let go of collar once given the reward.

When ready, grab collar again, hold for 3-5 seconds and reward.

Try and add a second each time you grab the collar.

Tip: Remembering the 3 ds to training. Distance, Distractions and Duration. Distance - how far or how close can the dog carry out the task. Distractions - what distractions can your dog do the tasks in ie. can your dog stay in a sit position when you run away, or have another dog walk past or horse. and finally duration, how long can your dog do the challenge set. how long can they sit for, how long can they be left alone for. how long can they leave the food on a plate while you've left the room?