(This one of my past Hyde Park Living columns.)
Many unwanted behaviors like pulling on a leash, growling, barking, or biting are blamed on dominance. “They’ve got that alpha dog thing going on.” [Read more…] about Pet Dominance: Myth or Fact?
Cincinnati Certified Dog Trainer Lisa Desatnik, CPDT-KA, CPBC
(This one of my past Hyde Park Living columns.)
Many unwanted behaviors like pulling on a leash, growling, barking, or biting are blamed on dominance. “They’ve got that alpha dog thing going on.” [Read more…] about Pet Dominance: Myth or Fact?
(This is a past Hyde Park Living column.)
People I meet around town are always surprised when I have negative reaction to Caesar Millan. And, it is that surprise that is the very reason why I want to share another view…one on the power of positive reinforcement and the importance of understanding behavior. [Read more…] about My Thoughts On Positive Reinforcement Vs Dominance In Training
Have you ever ‘shaped’ behavior? Sure you have. We all have. If you’ve ever taught a child to talk, write or tie a shoe, you shaped that behavior. If you’ve ever learned to sing or play an instrument, you didn’t begin by playing Bach. If you’ve played baseball, you had to learn how to hit a home run. Your skill set was shaped. [Read more…] about Animal Training Using Shaping
‘Drop it’ is such an important behavior to teach your dog for so many reasons. Below are two strategies for teaching it by trainers who use positive reinforcement. Both approaches will get you to the end result of your dog dropping something. [Read more…] about Dog Training – Teaching Your Dog ‘Drop’
It was the Fourth of July and everyone likes a good fireworks show on the Fourth of July, right? Wrong! [Read more…] about Dog Training – Counter Conditioning To Overcome Fear
By Theresa McClain
I have a now 5 year old golden, who I adopted as a almost 2 year old. She had a serious guarding problem which we have overcome.
This is what I did. [Read more…] about Dog Training – Positive Strategies For Curbing Guarding Problem