How To Train an Indoor Dog
About this video
Ritland demonstrates his final-stage training approach for a protection dog he’s preparing to deliver, focusing heavily on the ‘go to your bed’ command as the foundation for control work. He explains why teaching a dog to go to a designated place (a large dog bed) on command is critical for managing behavior around distractions like doorbell rings, guests, and other household activity. The video shows repetition drills combining multiple commands to build reliability and prevent anticipation, emphasizing conditioned responses through consistent practice.
Key takeaways
- Ritland teaches that control work for protection dogs and pets hinges on establishing a tangible place (large dog bed) and conditioning the ‘go to your bed’ command through extensive repetition
- According to Ritland, teaching each individual command to 100% reliability in a distraction-free environment first, then combining commands and adding real-world context, builds solid obedience
- Ritland emphasizes intermittent reward timing and using the dog bed as a constant across different environments to bridge training from the classroom to real-world applications
Episode details: published November 28, 2020 · 103.7K views · 11:40 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.
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