I am busy this morning trying to get Deuce ready to go sheepherding. I know that if I do not leave in a few minutes I will be late. I have Deuce on a leash as we step outside the front door. He puts on the breaks. Darn! The car issue is becoming worse. For…
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Upcoming Summer Classes! Get Connected with Your Dog & Hey, Fido! Come.
Would you like your dog to be off-leash and have that connection with your dog where he/she for certain comes back when called? If so, I have two upcoming courses that are right for you and your dog. Get Connected with your Dog starts on Saturday, June 3rd through the 24th from 8-9am. Once this…
Upcoming Class: Canine Fitness for the Everyday Dog
Are you looking for a novel and fun approach to providing your dog with appropriate physical activity and mental fitness? If so, my Canine Fitness for the Everyday Dog class is right for you and your dog. The class dates are: May 11th through June 8th from 6pm – 7pm. You may ask what exactly…
Overwhelmed Walking By Traffic
I am taking Thor a lovely and super handsome 5 month old puppy/adolescent for a socialization walk this morning. The intent is to get him super comfortable with all sorts of stimuli such as cars, people of all types, but mainly men and children. I park by a local and not too busy park where…
Was the dog training successful?
How can one measure whether the training done with a dog has been successful? What parameters should one have in order to evaluate if success has been reached? While the questions above are valid, we also must keep in mind that behavior and changes in behavior are quite complex which requires that we take a…
Drastic improvements in a once fearful dog
I recently received a testimonial from a client that came to meet with me because of her severely fearful dog named Che. I met with Haley and Che. Che was so concerned with my presence that most of the work I did was at a distance – for this reason, we met outside and with…
Facilitate better learning
I recently noticed that my dogs had no interest in going after a thrown “less-than-perfect” Frisbee. So I decided to make changes in our next Frisbee sessions – all based in principals of animal learning which everyone wanting to work with animals professionally or even just with their own pet should really understand. One of…
Equipment to help your dog not pull on leash
In this post, I would like to review some of the most popular gear to help minimize (or not) dog-pulling on leash. When deciding what kind of equipment to use, there are a few considerations to keep in mind. 1. Efficacy of the equipment2. Comfort level for the dog3. Ability of the person(s) walking the dog in using…
The food lure
One of the most salient mistakes people make when using treats in training besides using treats as bribe or agonizing if to continue using food, as discussed on the last post, is not fading the food lure soon enough so that the dog learns to work for food as a consequence for behavior instead of…
Dogs never stop learning
So what happens when someone acquires a dog that is not a puppy anymore? Since socialization has such a short window, a lot of people will not have the opportunity to socialize their new dog. While this is true, the good news is that dogs never stop learning. Yes, indeed, it is not the same…