Your Canine's
Sense of Smell

A much larger part of a dog’s brain is devoted to processing smells than yours. Some search dogs locate people buried under the snow of avalanches, search for evidence in crime, and find people in the water. Cloudy days, mornings, and evenings are the best times for dogs to search. And depending on the conditions, dogs can pick up a scent up to a half a mile away!

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You can certainly train your dog using a leash, and some trainers recommend it. The drawback is that in leash training there always has to be someone on the other end of the leash, and that someone is you. Because consistency is the soul of training, you should use the leash all the time in a particular training situation or not at all. If you are training your dog in the house or want to take him to the dog park for training, the leash may be the right solution for you. When you are using the leash in Bark Prevention Training, you are using it as the main distracter, so that in a case where a collar might emit citronella or when someone else might be

shaking a soda can of coins, you will administer a brief tug on the leash. The idea is just to get your dog’s attention, not to hurt him. The tug is what interrupts the barking.

In this case, you may have a dog who barks at other dogs. You might try taking him to one of the pet superstores where there are other dogs around (and preferably leashed themselves or in crates). When your dog starts to bark at another dog, first try your original “hush”. If this doesn’t work and the dog continues to bark, tug sharply on the leash to get his attention and repeat “hush”. If he stops, wait a few seconds and then tell him “good dog” and give him a treat. (You did remember to bring the treats, didn’t you?)

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