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  1. Are you using the “yes” marker as the release cue as well? I’ve been struggling with deciding this, as it’s commonly used that way by trainers on the internet, while others use yes as the marker but also “free” or “release” in commands such as place or sit (with built in stay). Thanks so much for any input!

  2. Could you possibly make a video on bite inhibition and how to stop a puppy putting their mouth on human skin. Would love to learn a great effective way to prevent my puppy from biting my feet as a walk and to prevent her from chewing on my arm and hands when I don't want her to. So far I have learned a lot from your channel and look forward to every new video you post 🙂 thank you for the amazing training videos!

  3. great video as always 😀 my dog is usually pretty gentle with food, but highly food motivated (which is a great thing), so when we do lure training he gets so overly excited he loses his gentleness, and at such moments i dont want him to leave it alone cause i want him to follow it :'D luckily its mostly not to bad, if it gets to bad i just let him do something he's already confident with and that usually solves the problem (:

  4. Have to say when I looked at the title I didn't think this is going to be a very useful video…but I was definitely wrong and as ALWAYS it was a great video and very helpful tip! Strated using this method immediately, thanks!!

  5. SO glad to see you posting again! In the time since your last video, we've gotten our first pup and he's now 14 weeks old–– starting puppy classes next week! We've utilized so many tips from your page and have gotten awesome results, but the most helpful thing has been how watching your videos helps us understand the frame of mind we need to be coming from with our dog. Understanding the psychology of dog training is better than any specific tip. Thank you so much! And, by the way, if you have a Patreon, I'd be happy to contribute to a fund to get more videos from Simpawtico each month.

  6. I have a dog who delicately takes an biscuit from you and he’s really good but then as soon as it’s a meat based item I lose my fingers, hand and arm. I think he’s worried about missing out from competition with our other dogs and the meat being a high value item to them compared to boring ole biscuits.

  7. Hello I have a large breed female rescue dog that seems to be between 1-2 years old , have had her for about 2-3 months. Shes very obedient to the point where i can trust her to run off leash and always come when called as she also already responds very well to her new name. However when left alone she will desteoy the house weve lost hundreds already and cant get her hooked on toys to curb a possible anxiety or boredom. She runs outside for 5-30 minutes every day, knows basics such as sit, down, paw, come, leave it, out (please leave this room right now) and several more. So far has adjusted very well to feeding shcedules, walking shcedules, play time schedules and our other dog. I just wish we could trust leaving her to free roam the house without getting back to everything being destroyed. She shows fear and disinterest when trying to get her to play with toys and seems to have been abused in her previous home because she strongly fears strangers and anything that resembles a frisbee, mop/broom etc. Need to get her hooked on chew toys but as mentioned she will fear any type of toy strongly or at best show absolute disinterest. Any help strongly appreciated!! (Shes a German Shepherd by the way)

  8. Yay! Good to see you again. Thank you for this!! My pup (almost 14 months now!) has. . .a shark mouth, as you aptly describe it. lol Her targetting is TERRIBLE. I have been working with her a little, by not letting her have the treat until she tries more gently, and she is getting better, but this looks like a more 'fun' method for her. As you say, it's not really something you can scold them for. (Though when she makes me yelp, I will tell her to be more gentle. I don't think she really gets what 'gentle' means yet. :P) Definitely something I'm going to employ. She can use the target practice.

  9. Another great video! I have been doing something close to this with Jake and it made a difference.However,  I need to move the treat closer to my palm. Thanks again!

  10. Hello I'm thinking of buying GSD but I'm first time owner and the main issue is that we go for work for 6-7 hours daily so can GSD stay alone for that long? Is it okay to buy German Shepherd dog??

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