For Teaching Your Dog Loose Leash Walking – The By-My-Side game
This game is a great foundation for teaching your dog the value of being at your side, an important foundation for loose leash walking or heeling skills.
Lisa Desatnik, Upcoming Programs For Kids On Bite Prevention
Bite prevention and helping kids succeed as caregivers and friends to their pet is very important to me.
A Note On Using Positive Reinforcement In Dog Training
Important Information About Disaster Relief Dogs
Guest post by Dr. Risë VanFleet (please see her by-line below for information about her)
Crate Training A Bird With Positive Reinforcement
Because you never know when you are going to need to take your bird out in a carrier or crate, it’s a good idea to start training your parrot before the skill is needed. Here I am showing how I am teaching my bird, a maximillian pionus, that good things happen when she goes into […]
A Dog’s Message
Clicker Training Basics
What I love about clicker training is that it is all about empowering animals to make brilliant decisions (at least by our standards) by teaching them exactly what behavior will earn them a valued reinforcer. Initially the animal learns
Why you should never punish a dog’s growl
Because warnings are a GOOD thing, that’s why. If your dog is growling, it has already tried to communicate with other non-aggressive body language that it is not comfortable in that situation; but that communication failed
Dog Training – My ‘Go To Your Bed’ Game
When it comes to building brilliance in behaviors, building the FUN factor into your lesson plans for dog training creates an enthusiastic student who loves to learn. Here is an example with my family dog, Sam. I am working on
Why Playing and Exercising With Your Dog Is A Great Activity
Why should you exercise and play with your dog? It gets you moving and exercises your heart. A tired dog is a dog who wants to come home and relax, allowing you time to do what you want to do without interruption.