Puppies: Behavior vs “Obedience”
So, here you are and you have a growing, teething puppy and you are confronted with a mountain of natural but undesirable behaviors. From jumping up and nipping and shredding…
positive reinforcement dog training
Introducing a puppy to your older dog
http://www.clickertraining.com/what-to-expect-introducing-a-puppy-to-your-adult-dogs What to Expect: Sibling rivalry Getting a new puppy is exciting—at least for the humans in the family. Sometimes the dog of the house doesn’t think the pup is…
Go ahead and play tug with your dog!
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2011/jul/17/dog-training-john-bradshaw-animal-behavior Professor John Bradshaw is holding out a clenched fist – you might see this as a novel way of greeting a stranger were it not that it is my…
Manners: Impulse control
Puppy manners is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot. Just because you have taught your puppy “sit” does not mean that you will have a well behaved dog.…
Fixing and correcting are not synonymous
My old violin teacher who wasn’t exactly a positive person had a favorite saying: If you have a bad habit you cannot get rid of it by “doing it less”.…
service dog practicing his skills
A good working dog is not distracted by rather huge temptations and stays focused . I think little Will is doing a superb job here. Of course the “settle’ has…
But my dog isn’t listening….
sit Here’s an example: Say I’ve been working with a young dog for six months on sitting when asked. We’ve proofed the behavior in a million contexts, and Fido has…
Dog Training—Let Reason Prevail Over Force!
This post contains a link to a fascinating but very long article. It clarifies confused nomenclature pertaining to words and phrases like “dominance”, “fixed hierarchy” and “alpha”. Roger Abrantes removes…