The importance of dog training classes with your new dog.
Lucy was a sweet, cuddly little 3 month old puppy. The Smith family couldn’t resist her alert, soulful brown eyes and lightning-fast puppy kisses, so they brought her home. Lucy was a typical puppy, and that means mischievous. Every time they took their eyes off of her, she had somebody’s shoe, or had stolen a [...]
Positive Reinforcement Training – Finding your dogs motivation.
Most of the time when positive reinforcement-based trainers talk about rewarding behavior we are referring to using food. Since most dogs love to eat, and an edible tidbit is very easy to work with, food is the most commonly offered reinforcement. Many dogs will happily gobble up a pebble if it’s offered to them, [...]
Separation Anxiety, helping your dog become more confident.
When treating separation anxiety it is important to understand WHY the dog is experiencing anxiety. Dogs are social animals and a disruption in the social order can lead to stress. Some dogs bond closely to one person and so you often see separation anxiety, not at the level of destruction within the home, [...]
Clicker Training
I have a little plastic box that cost $1.50 (plus tax) that I am convinced operates by magic. Okay, it’s not magic. It’s simple operant conditioning using a specific marker sound, if you want to get all scientific about it. But I do believe that there is something very special about the use of a [...]
Thank your dog for growling.
Dobie’s story Dobie started growling at children while on walks. On a recommendation by his vet, his concerned owner brought him to see a trainer who followed traditional training methods. Here she was taught to correct Dobie’s growling by giving a short, quick yank on a choke collar and saying “No!” After a week or [...]
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