training tips – Dr. Sophia Yin

Creating the Perfect Puppy DVD

0 | Posted: June 24, 2013

In Creating the Perfect Puppy DVD, Dr. Yin tells the story of how she secretly trained her father’s Cattle Dog puppy Lucy, to be perfect in a week, and how to fix the problem pup in a month.

Training Your Dog to Leave It

0 | Posted: March 29, 2013

Here is one version of the leave-it exercise. This exercise can also be applied to going through doors so your dog doesn’t bolt past you.

Come When Called Away from Squirrels

0 | Posted: January 31, 2013

Here is a video demonstrating that it is possible to get your dog to focus on you around even the highest of distractions

Here is a video of teaching a come when called. Our goal is to make this racing after the owner and sitting swiftly in front as fun as chasing after a squirrel or fence fighting with the neighbor dog since these are common cases where the come when called will come in handy.

MannersMinder: Tips on Target Training

0 | Posted: January 31, 2013

This clip shows some common targeting mistakes and breaks the technique down into steps so that everyone can learn to target like a professional.

Yellow Lab Goes Through The Learn to Earn Program

0 | Posted: January 31, 2013

Here is a video showing a yellow lab going through Dr. Yin’s version of the Learn to Earn program, which is designed to develop leadership skills in humans and impulse control in dogs.

Teaching a Dog to Sit Politely Rather than Jump

0 | Posted: December 2, 2011

Here is a video demonstrating how to teach a dog to sit politely rather than jump up when you are sitting on the couch. This can transfer into having the dog sit politely for permission to jump into your lap, instead of just leaping on you when you least expect it.

Capturing a Behavior: Training a Lioness to Present Her Side

0 | Posted: November 26, 2011

Here is a video showing how some behaviors can be trained by capturing, then shaping. This lioness would rub her cheek against the bars when the trainer blew on her, so this behavior was captured then shaped into eventually presenting her side to the trainer (for blood draw).