Phase 2 Begins

Phase 2 Begins

Our First Year After a year of housesitting in Australia, we tomorrow start our travels until May 2019. During this year we have: LIved on a 700-acre sheep farm, caring for 60 partridges, three sheep, two horses, and a dog. Seen mobs of kangaroos, a single wallaby,...

Walking the Dog

Position Cosi should be on your left side, walking at your speed, not pulling on the lead. Think of a rectangular box that would contain Cosi. This box should be big enough in all dimensions for her to fit, and the box should be at a position, just a bit in front of...

Ready for a Walk

Equipment Instead of connecting the lead directly to Cosi’s collar, connect it to the “choke chain” we have left for you. While called a choke chain, it really does not choke her when worn correctly (below). Dogs learn better and faster with a...

Training Examples

Examples Below are video examples of the four areas we have trained Cosi: Waiting for food Coming in on invitation Going out on invitation Staying out of the kitchen The training is best if it is consistent. Like gravity. She never eats, goes in or out, or goes into...

Becoming the Leader of the Pack

To become the leader of the pack, you only have to do four things: Eat first and say when Cosi can eat Go first (like into the house) and tell Cosi where she can go and when Sit higher and only allow Cosi “on high” with an invitation Make her feel safe and...