Are Dogs Pack Animals?
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Are Dogs Pack Animals? In the last decade, the mantra of many dog trainers has been the same: be the leader of your pack. This rule has remained constant due to the belief dogs are no different ...
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Beach Safety for You and Your Dog
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Beach Safety for You and Your Dog You know Summer has arrived when you can pack up the cooler with hotdogs, load up the car, grab the dog leash, and head out to the local beach. A day ...
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Chlorine and Your Dog – Should You Be Worried?
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Chlorine and Your Dog – Should You Be Worried? The barbeques are firing up, ice cream trucks are going, and you have finally opened your pool for the sunny season – don’t forget to think of your ...
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Why Dogs Eat Grass?
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Why Dogs Eat Grass? Your dog does some very quirky things – they prefer sitting on you instead of next to you, they never seem to remember that the glass door needs to be open in order ...
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Aversive Training Can Cause Fallout
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Aversive Training Can Cause Fallout We all want our dogs to listen to our cues and behave accordingly, and there are many different ways to condition your dog’s behavior to your liking. For years people have used negative ...
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Antecedent Arrangements & Your Dog
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Antecedent Arrangements The idea behind antecedent arrangements can make unwanted behaviors more difficult or even impossible for your dog while making wanted behaviors easier. There are a few different steps you can take to alter your dogs’ behavior ...
Read More Making Peace with Multiple Dogs
Making Peace with Multiple Dogs No matter how many dog pileups are in your bed, how many wet-nosed kisses you get every day, or how many wagging ...
Read More Leash Reactive Dogs
Leash Reactive Dogs Frequent dog walkers know leash reactive dogs even if they’ve never had a name for them: as soon as the harness or leash goes ...
Read More When Not to Feel Guilty for Training Management
When Not to Feel Guilty for Training Management My bulldog, lovely bumble-foot that she is, loves chasing squirrels. Despite being an extremely polite walking partner, she cannot ...
Read More Resource Guarding: What It Looks Like and What to Do
Resource Guarding: What It Looks Like and What to Do While food aggression or resource guarding has a reputation as a problem typical only in strays, the ...
Read More Desensitizing and Counter-conditioning
Desensitizing and Counter-conditioning At one point in time, I had a neurotic sheltie. Some people might say that most shelties are neurotic, but you’ll soon see why ...
Read More Stop Fear Before it Starts Puppy Socialization
The Importance of Puppy Socialization The most common training problems in adult dogs are, surprisingly, the result of poor socialization during their puppy months. Dogs that show ...
Read More How To Deal With A Mouthy Puppy
How to Deal with a Mouthy Puppy Part of bringing home a puppy is going through the house and moving everything you hold dear in life up ...
Read More 5 Tips When Bringing Home Your New Dog
5 Tips When Bringing Home Your New Dog Your first dog home is an exciting and memorable time for every pet owner. Meeting your new best friend, ...
Read More Some of the Easiest Housebreaking Techniques for Your Dog or Puppy!
Housebreaking Housebreaking or potty training your pup is a must for harmonious living indoors with the family. Eliminating indoors just is not acceptable in human culture and ...
Read More Social Learning Theory in Dogs
 Social Learning Theory in Dogs  Sometimes the most useful behaviors are learned by watching others; how to play catch, buttoning up a jacket, and how to run up ...
Read More Dogs at Play Are Hard at Work | Metacommunications
Dogs at Play Are Hard at Work You hear it all the time; socialize a new puppy to have a well-adjusted dog. But, what does that mean? ...
Read More Barking: Different Vocalization in Dogs
Barking: Different Vocalization in Dogs Many first-time dog-owners are amazed at the range and expressiveness of dogs’ barks, growls and whimpers. Neighbors of dog-owners are even more ...
Read More Training Videos For Pet Professionals
DOG TRAINING VIDEOS FROM PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE GLOBE Watch what you want no monthly commitments. Lowest prices in the industry! Stream on any computer or device with ...
Read More Are Dogs Conscious?- What Self-Awareness Means in Training?
Are Dogs Conscious? When a butterfly lands on your sleeve, you stop to admire the colors and beauty. When a puppy toddles over to sniff your hand, ...
Read More Calming Signals | stress levels in communication or basic communication style
Can There Be Better Communication with Calming Signals? On a beautiful sunny day, you take your dog to the local dog park. Taking her off the leash ...
Read More How To Find A Professional Dog Trainer or Behavior Consultant
How To Find a Professional Dog Trainer, Behavior Consultant or Behaviorist We take all the confusion out of choosing a qualified dog trainer, behavior consultant or behaviorist. What ...
Read More Avoidance Behaviors
Avoidance Behaviors Avoidance Behaviors: There are often clear signs that your dog is upset and wants no part of the people or situation that he is currently ...
Read More Displacement Behavior in Dogs
Displacement Behavior in Dogs Displacement Behaviors: Often times our dogs will display a seemingly ordinary behavior but at a possibly unusual time. We call these behaviors displacement ...
Read More Four Major Training Methods | Pros and Cons | Shaping | Capturing| Luring | Prompting
Four MajorTraining Methods There is no "one Way" to train any dog. Each method will have advantages and disadvantages and a good teacher will learn to try all ...
Read More Four Major Dog Training Methods | Pros and Cons
Pros and Cons of Four Major Training Methods There is no "One Way" Training method. Each Has Their Advantages and Disadvantages. A Good Trainer | Teacher A ...
Read More Punish or Teach our Dogs | Intro to Differential Reinforcement
Do I punish Behavior?or Reinforce Behavior? . Intro into deferential Reinforcement Correcting Bad Dog Behavior When you search the internet for ways to correct bad dog behavior ...
Read More Bad Dog Behavior | Do we punish it? | How do we correct undesired behaviors?
. Many get the wrong information even before they start training their dogs. One question that many get confused is: How do we stop or punish behaviors? What ...
Read More What is dominance theory and social hierarchies?
Dominance in dog training and Social Hierarchies. Dominance: Why It’s Not In Our Vocabulary? Dominance: In The Dog Training Industry The term dominance gets thrown around a ...
Read More Is it safe to take your dog outside before its third round of vaccines?
Robert K. Anderson DVM Diplomate ACVB and ACVPM Professor and Director Emeritus, Animal Behavior Clinic and Center to Study Human/Animal Relationships and Environments University of Minnesota 1666 Coffman ...
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