A Bond-Based Approach to Dog Training
There is a lot of food for thought in this book. There is much that I find intriguing and would like to pursue, and also much that I disagree with. Arnold criticizes modern trainers for their focus on operant conditioning without acknowledging the great interest force-free trainers have already demonstrated in regard to the concepts of empowerment, choice, and cognition in their training programs. She insists that dogs really are eager to please" their humans an idea I have long argued against. She hasn't convinced me on that topic
How to Pick Up a Puppy
When you see a little puppy, the most natural thing in the world is to run over and swoop her into your arms for...
Winter Activities You Can Enjoy With Your Dog
courtesy of skijornow.com.üThe author and her dogs
Juneaus Story One of The Happiest Deaf Dogs You Could Ever Meet!
Juneau and I have learned a lot together. She came to me at 8 months of age as a well socialized puppy with tons of energy. If I didn’t find things for her to do, she’d find her own things to do. She may only be 12 inches tall, but she still figured out how to get things off of the counter (like an entire pizza).
Dogs and Puppies Chew For a Number of Reasons, Learn to Properly Channel This...
between three and six months of age. While the baby teeth are shedding and the adult teeth are erupting
Feeling Alone in Group Training Class
Group training classes are a mixed bag of pros and cons. And I say this as someone who has made a fair amount of my annual income by teaching group training classes. I also attend group classes with my own dog. By design, the ideal candidate" for a positive-reinforcement group manners class is the generally happy-go-lucky
Life Lessons Learned From Training Dogs
When I first started to learn about training, it was in the world of competitive dog obedience. In that specialized niche, dog training was...
Teach Your Dog to Fetch By Training Your Dog to Love Retrieval
we start with shaping that behavior and backchain to the completed "Fetch" behavior.üGradually
How to Teach Your Dog to Be a Good Dining Companion
These days, thanks to coronavirus, more and more restaurants are offering outdoor dining, and many are allowing dogs to accompany their humans, as some...
Loose Leash Walking: Training Your Dog Not to Pull
The way to teach your dog to check in" with you frequently is to heavily and frequently reinforce this behavior first
Electronic-Collars – Opinions Often Vary
Because we feel deeply that dog training should be pleasurable and effective, and because we have personally witnessed innumerable successful demonstrations of completely pain- and fear-free training, we have taken the position that training tools and methods that inflict pain are inferior (a strong word, we know) to those that do not.
Some Great Leash-Walking Products
The best leash-walking products are effective in helping the owner train the dog not to pull (that is, they provide a large enough window of opportunity for the owner to successfully train the desired walking behavior), minimally aversive to the dog, easy to use, well-made, and affordable. (We put price last, since most owners of leash-pulling dogs would pay almost anything for a product that really helps them!)