Interview with Dawn Sims: Dachshunds
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But he already knows this!
Every dog trainer hears this. The frustrated exclamation of a client whose dog isn’t doing as they are told. About 95% of our clients assert a dog’s knowledge of a cue that he just won’t follow. They can be both correct and incorrect. The dog may not understand the cue. Or the dog may have […]
Cooperation Versus Coercion — Wilde About Dogs
I’d like you to imagine that you are a young, not-yet-verbal child who is entering a foster home. Naturally, you are a nervous about meeting your new foster parents, and wonder what life will be like. You don’t yet know what will be expected of you or how you will be treated. And since you’re […] […]
Enjoying a Relaxing Independence Day, or From the Dog’s Perspective: Surviving the Apocalypse
July 4th was always one of my favorite holidays growing up. Where we lived, it was legal to fire off fireworks, and my favorite were the Roman Candles. Independence Day always ended with the customary light show lasting late into the night. I do not remember ever thinking about the impact the holiday had on […]
A Wolf at Your Door?
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com There are a number of ideas about dogs that have originated in their genetic connection to wolves and our understanding of wolf packs. Most of these ideas are wrong. We’ve made great strides in the past two decades in our studies of our closest animal friends. Only relatively recently has research […]
Just a Spoonful of Cat Food
Pilling a dog doesn’t have to be a battle
A great read about remote collars
http://www.companionanimalpsychology.com/2013/06/the-end-for-shock-collars.html?platform=hootsuite&m=1
Can You Reinforce a Dog’s Emotional State?
Emotions are not behavior. Comforting a child who has just had a nightmare doesn’t increase the likelihood of nightmares. Comforting your dog doesn’t increase emotional distress. It decreases it!
We Are Our Choices
Just a Spoonful of Cat Food?
Some of you have met my little Killian in past blog entries or on his Facebook page. One thing I don’t talk a lot about with Killian is how incredibly difficult he can be to medicate. Now, I am not new to medicating dogs. I have even been hired by clients to come over and […]