I’ve been tagged again. This time for the Starbucker Meme “Is the glass full?” by Petlvr, who has tagged a whole wack of bloggers. So here goes:

1. How full is your glass?

My “glass” or bowl is almost always full until I come along and fling water all over the floor with my snout and then it gets empty so my humans fill it again. It’s a good system.

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Teaching your dog to heel is one of the most basic and important dog training commands you can teach. With an active and younger dog or puppy, it can be especially difficult, but with patience and consistency, it doesn’t really have to be that hard to train your dog to heel.

The best time to practice teaching your dog to heel is before you’ve begun going on walks. Your dog is easily distracted out on the street and you will need his attention to properly teach the heel command. Also, you want to be in a patient and pleasant mood. Do not begin this, or any other dog training session, if you are angry or in a testy mood. You should not train your dog in an unkind or rough manner. Furthermore, it is best to teach the heel command after your dog knows his name and the “Sit” command.

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