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Laura Waudby

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Stop Forging in Heel through Reward Placement!

Laura Waudby

Sep 8, 20213 min read

Stop Forging in Heel through Reward Placement!

Fix your heeling through changing how you deliver the reward!

Laura Waudby

Dec 12, 20204 min read

Offered Vs Cued Sessions

The dog needs to know exactly when it's appropriate to offer behaviors on their own and when it's appropriate to have duration and wait for

Laura Waudby

Aug 25, 20204 min read

Free Cookies in Training?!

What do you do in a training session when your dog makes a mistake? You gave one cue and your dog does a completely different behavior!...

Laura Waudby

Jan 27, 20206 min read

Reward Placement & Delivery

I put a ton of emphasis on those 3 reward parts in my training and I see that behaviors not only develop faster, but fixing behaviors can of

Laura Waudby

Nov 2, 20197 min read

Errors in Training: Part 1

What do you do when your dog is making a mistake in the moment? Do you reward the error if you use a cookie? Do you need to make it easier?

Laura Waudby

Mar 28, 20195 min read

Increasing the Time Between Rewards

Besides having the dog comfortable with working when rewards at a distance, we want to gradually focus on how much work the dog is asked...

Laura Waudby

Feb 13, 20194 min read

When Can I Stop Feeding So Much?!

Training a Remote Reward Cue One of the questions I see a lot in dog training are people wondering when they can stop rewarding so much! ...

Laura Waudby

May 5, 20184 min read

Position Changes: Ditching the Prop

I've been thinking about position changes lately as I continue to work on Zumi's stand at a distance for the new AKC cue discrimination...

Why Dogs Fall Apart in Trials? Part 2: Focus, Proofing, and Arousal Levels

Laura Waudby

Apr 9, 20185 min read

Why Dogs Fall Apart in Trials? Part 2: Focus, Proofing, and Arousal Levels

In the last blog post we looked at one (huge) reason why a dog can look brilliant outside the ring but everything seems to go south once...

Why do dogs fall apart in trials?
Part 1: Ring Stress

Laura Waudby

Mar 22, 20184 min read

Why do dogs fall apart in trials? Part 1: Ring Stress

Why do some dogs seem to fall apart when entering a competition? They look brilliant outside the ring and then once they step through...

Laura Waudby

Mar 8, 20185 min read

Training a Room Service Marker Cue

It's been almost a decade since I first heard of the idea of using different marker words to tell the dog but the idea is finally...

Transitioning from Shaping to Silence= Good

Laura Waudby

Feb 23, 20186 min read

Transitioning from Shaping to Silence= Good

A pretty common issue I work on in my classes is getting confident duration on behaviors without needing to provide constant feedback. So...

Laura Waudby

Jan 24, 20187 min read

How to Get Duration with Doggy Zen

It’s been 5 years since I first started a blog post on reverse luring and a bit longer than that since I started using the zen technique...

Tandem Dog Sports

Laura Waudby

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Tandem Dog Sports

Laura Waudby

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Laurawaudby@tandemdogsports.com

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