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  Your dog training program has come to an end or you have plateaued while training your dog yourself.     Very few dog training packages or programs train your dog completely.   If you want to make the most of what you have learned and have a well-trained dog, here are some things you can work on.     Work on increasing the three Ds .  The three Ds represent duration, distance, and distraction .   Often these are worked on one at a time to build upon what is familiar to the dog already .  Just remember to be reasonable and judge your team’s ability so that you don’t overload your dog unfairly .   When distance is worked on outside, it is common to have a long line 15’ for safety .    Different e nvironments can introduce challenging distractions.  Pick a few new environments each week that challenge your dog without unfairly overloading them.   This could just start with different ro...

  Management tools are a way to give yourself a little break from training and hyper vigilance, as are the way that you use them.   These are your physical management tools and their uses:     Crate:   Feeding your puppy or dog in the c rate will usually make your dog or puppy view the crate positively .   Also putting your dog or puppy in for a nap or sleep at scheduled times creates a nice pattern for them .  Puppies and young dogs want to be involved in everything, so they usually do not get the sleep they should .  This also gives the dog owner a break during the da y.   Collar: ( that does not come off or slip lead) A halter does not, as other trainers say, control the " bitey end" of the dog.  A halter also is not a great tool for preventing lunging and it is possible for your dog or puppy to wiggle out of it.   A well fitted metal training collar or well-desig ned martingale makes walking outside much safer. ...