Basic obedience

The attention or reorientation signal helps you to direct your dog's attention, especially when he is distracted. It serves as a "light cancellation signal" that gets your dog to turn away from a distraction and focus on you. In this blog, you will learn how to successfully train the signal and use it in everyday life to improve communication with your dog. Including a free training plan!

Acoustic and visual signals are key tools in dog training. They help to create clear communication between you and your dog. In this blog, we explain why signals are so important, how dogs perceive their environment and how you can realistically shape your expectations and training successes. Scientifically based tips will help you to make the most of your dog's body language and perception. A free training plan for the best results is also included!

The SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) helps you to clearly analyse your dog's behaviour. This allows you to work specifically on individual strengths and weaknesses. Using the SMART method, you will learn to set specific, measurable and achievable goals for training with your dog. We show you how to realistically assess your dog and formulate clear goals to take your training to the next level.

In this blog, we discuss what equipment you need for everyday life with your dog and for training. From bowls and Dog Beds to Leashes and harnesses, we give you a comprehensive overview and explain what you should look out for when making your choice.

Dog training and education is more than just a cool method. A well thought-out process and the knowledge of how to train effectively not only ensure more success, but also a lot more fun - for you and your dog.

Improve your dog's basic obedience by focussing training on their basic needs.

The sausage water track is an exciting sniffing exercise that challenges your dog mentally and motivates him with a tasty reward. Following a trail made with sausage water not only keeps your dog busy, but also trains his ability to concentrate. This exercise combines the two favourite activities of many dogs - sniffing and Eat - and gives you the opportunity to get creative with your walk. Day 56 shows you how to create a scent trail and gradually increase the difficulty.

Free shaping is an exciting method to encourage your dog's creativity and initiative. You reward every new behaviour your dog shows without giving him specific instructions. This exercise activates your dog's grey matter, increases his problem-solving ability and brings fresh impetus to your training. Day 55 of the training plan shows you how you can use Free Shaping to give your dog room for his own ideas and creatively extend familiar behaviours.

Trick training is a fun way to keep your dog physically and mentally challenged. In day 54 of the training plan, the focus is on teaching your dog two new tricks. You will learn how to create your own training plan in order to build up behaviour chains gradually and sustainably. Trick training not only promotes your dog's agility, but also strengthens the bond and communication between you.

Day 53 of the training plan is dedicated to foraging, a simple and effective way to keep your dog's nose busy. The targeted scattering of small pieces of food on the floor appeals to your dog's natural curiosity and promotes his concentration. Nose work also has a relaxing effect and promotes the bond between you and your dog. The free training plan shows you how to optimise the search for food - adapted to your dog's needs.

Day 52 of the training plan introduces degility as a concept suitable for everyday use. With simple obstacles from the city or forest, you strengthen your dog's body coordination, boost their self-confidence and deepen your co-operation. Degility combines physical and mental exercise without any pressure to perform and is suitable for all dogs. The free training plan shows you how to safely integrate the degility principle into your everyday life.

In day 51 of the training plan, you will learn how calming exercises help your dog to achieve mental resilience and emotional stability. With targeted breaks, you can promote your dog's frustration tolerance and help him to remain calm even in stressful environments. The free training plan shows you how you can integrate this effective form of exercise into your everyday life.

Day 50 of the training plan focuses on food dummy searches. This activity combines nose work with fun and strengthens the bond between you and your dog. The targeted sniffing work is easy on the joints, reduces stress and promotes your dog's mental and physical exercise. Your dog learns to use its nose to find a hidden food dummy and is motivated by positive reinforcement at the same time.

Day 49 of the training plan is all about resources and their importance for dogs. Resources such as food, toys or a Dog Bed are essential for dogs' survival and are therefore often defended. This behaviour is evolutionary and serves to protect resources, even if dogs do not actually experience a lack of them in our modern world. The blog explains why resource defence is a normal behaviour and how frustration plays a role in the development of aggression. With the right training, such as the targeted use of the "off" signal, you can teach your dog to voluntarily give up resources without feeling frustration.

Day 48 focusses on the "off" signal in realistic situations. This involves training the release of a particularly attractive object, such as a fur dummy with scent, in order to prepare the dog for serious situations in everyday life. This method is particularly helpful for dogs that are motivated to hunt and supports impulse control, which is a central component of anti-hunting training. The free training plan offers a safe guide for this special training.