Right on Target: Taking Dog Training to a New Level

Target training provides another way to help you shape behaviors, lets you build speed from the beginning, and focuses your dog on the training. Save your back, work at a distance, or get tricky parts of the dog, such as back feet, moving the way you want them to move. Learn how to train your dog to target your hand, a contact disk or a target stick, then utilize targets to build complex behaviors; learn how to break down a behavior into easily trainable steps to get great results; use target training for at-home manners, therapy dog work, canine sports, or to teach tricks; teach your dog to work at a distance with speed and accuracy. Targeting can help you get to your goal no matter what it is!