A Dog Bite Prevention Tip For Parents
This picture makes me very uncomfortable. Parents, it is so important that you help your dog to learn positive associations with your kids and little hands. A couple ideas for doing that – teach your child to wait for your dog to come to your child, how to pet your dog and when to stop, […]
Puppy Training Tip: Catch Those Good Choices
I want to remind you today, to not take for granted those good choices your puppy or dog makes. Every consequence you provide to a behavior is feedback to your pet about whether his/her behavior should be repeated or not.
Be A Positive Role Model
Today and every day, I am going to be a positive role model for teaching and learning to somebody with great PETential!
Underwater Treadmill Is Great Therapy For Dogs
I asked Ginger Jones, CCRP, physical therapist at the Care Center animal hospital, about what it is used for. This is what she said:
Why Is Discriminative Stimulus Important In Dog Training?
Discriminative stimulus – two very big words. What do they mean and why should you care?
A Dog Training Tip From Sam
Sam has another request on behalf of his friends. It seems there is a lot of confusion about human rules and they would really benefit from consistency on our part.
Using A Rug To Stop Your Dog From Dashing Out The Door
This is my most recent column from Hyde Park Living On a visit to one of my clients, we worked on solving her dog’s door dashing habit. I thought I’d share the story as a lesson in how animals learn.
A Reminder To Always Help Your Dog Feel Safe
Do you know how to recognize when your dog is not feeling safe? It is important to understand how your dog communicates so that when he is fearful and/or stressed you can take action to de-stress him (whether that be giving him distance from the aversive stimulus, stopping what your or someone else is doing, […]
Some Of The Benefits Of Using Positive Reinforcement
Just a reminder…there are so many great benefits to training your dog or other pet using positive reinforcement. These are just a few.
Make Play A Part Of Training Your Puppy
I was visiting this little guy last night at a friend’s house. He is a puppy Silky Terrier. I love watching how quick the learning curve is when you turn play into a lesson. When Sydney would sit, I did fun things with him for a couple minutes. Then I stopped and waited for him […]