Dog Training: Bag Training and Traveling with Your Dog

Learn about bag training a dog and how to travel with your dog in this dog training video from Howcast. Expert: Andrea Arden Dog Training

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One of the greatest things about having a small dog is that you can take them almost anywhere and include them in your travel plans,as long as you train them to relax comfortably and calmly in their travel bag.To get started,it's always best to do with a puppy that's very open-minded but even if your having a adult dog,there are exercises and things that you can do to get them happily enjoying their bag.First you can just have the bag kinda hanging out in your house,especially maybe were the dog bed used to be and you can randomly just throw little treats in the bag so that your dog investigates the bag on her own and when they look in there, there's a yummy treats available.So they start checking out the bags on their own quite a bit.When they are tired and they might normally be resting on your lap or at your feet,you can encourage them to go into the bag to rest instead.It's best not to squash your dog into the bag,let them kinda make that decision themselves to get on in there if you can be patient.

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  • Jo Anne Basinger

    Jo Anne Basinger is the director of Andrea Arden Dog Training in New York City where she has been a dog trainer for 10 years. She began her animal training career at the New York Aquarium / Wildlife Conservation Society, where she spent twenty years as a trainer and animal care specialist for the aquariums dolphins, whales, walruses, seals, and sea otters. Volunteering with her community dog shelter in the mid 1990’s, inspired her to merge her expertise in marine mammal training with her passion for teaching and caring for companion dogs. Jo Anne teaches group classes and offers private lessons addressing everything from raising and training puppies to more complicated behavioral issues of adolescent and adult dogs.