Making Your Own Interactive Dog Toy
Providing pet enrichment is so important when it comes to preventing behavior issues and quality of life. You can make your own interactive dog toy. Here is an example of a low cost foraging toy I made for our dog, Sam.
My Challenge To Pet Owners
My challenge to you: Instead of being annoyed at your pet’s unwanted behavior, and punishing it. Pay attention to catch your pet in the act of wanted behavior, and reinforce heavily. Focus on making the wanted behavior easier and more valuable. And guess which behavior you’ll see more of?
Join Me At Canine Camp!
How much fun! Cincinnati Parks has another Canine Camp coming up in September. If you have never taken your dog to camp, this is one you will want to attend. It is so much fun for pet caregivers…and dogs!
Proofing Behavior in Dog & Pet Training
In dog and pet training, when it comes to setting your pet up for training success, ‘proofing’ behaviors you have trained is a very important step. Proofing is quite simply practicing behaviors in a variety of situations with varying levels of distraction.
Dogs Are Great Treasures
Training A Dog With Distractions
Do you have a dog that does not listen to you around distractions? Do you have a dog who loves to stop and sniff around every mailbox post and fire hydrant when you are on a walk? Does your dog like
Make Your Own Frosty Paws For Your Dog
A summer favorite for many dogs is Frosty Paws. You can make your own version of the tasty frozen snack. And it is simple to make.
The Art & Science Of Training Animals: Responsibility
Below is an excerpt from a paper presented at the ABMA Conference, 2004 on the art and science of behavior and training from Steve Martin, president of Orlando-based Natural Encounters, Inc., from his decades of pursuing the art of training. Below Steve’s comment is one from Dr. Susan Friedman (my first teacher and mentor in […]
Solving Dog Barking At The Door Problem
I haven’t had time to create my own video on barking at the door so I wanted to find a video from another trainer who would employ the same strategies I would to demonstrate. This is a great example using positive reinforcement and clicker training. Here is a demonstration of teaching the dog to do […]
Pet Enrichment – How Do You Exercise Your Pet’s Mind & Body?
What are some way you can exercise your pet’s mind and body?