Dog & Parrot Behavior Blog | Positive Training Tips & Insights

To Have A Better-Behaved Dog, Consider What Happens Between Your Training Sessions

Every waking moment of every day and every interaction your...

LisaMay 6, 2025

Parents, YOU Are ALWAYS Teaching

Teaching happens whether we intend it or not. Our interactions...

LisaApril 23, 2025

Photo description: young child yelling in the face of a small dog. Even a tolerant dog can bite. Understanding what tolerance means can go a long way toward preventing dog bites from family dogs.

Even Tolerant Dogs Can Bite

When parents of young children prepare to bring a dog...

LisaApril 9, 2025

Associative Learning In Dogs And Parrots

Associative learning. What is it and how can understanding it...

LisaMarch 17, 2025

Photo of a toddler reaching for a small dog. Understanding your dog’s dog stress signals is important to prevent dog bites, especially when your family includes a newborn baby, toddler, or child.

Recognizing Dog Stress Signals Decreases Bite Risk

Understanding and responding to your dog’s body language and dog...

LisaMarch 7, 2025

A Family’s Hope With Dog Aggression

I’m sharing this story of a family’s hope with dog...

LisaFebruary 13, 2025

Labeling Your Dog Or Parrot: Do You REALLY Have a Good Or Bad Pet?

As people, we can have a tendency to refer to...

LisaFebruary 10, 2025

Approach Avoidance Conflict In Dogs

If your dog or puppy experiences approach avoidance conflict, she...

LisaFebruary 5, 2025

Martin Luther King Jr. Inspires Training

There are so many beautiful, important life messages shared from...

LisaJanuary 21, 2025

For parents: managing your crawling baby and your family dog. Parenting tips to help you have harmony when your home includes a dog, baby or toddler.

Managing Your Crawling Baby And Your Dog

I see so often in Youtube videos and online photos....

LisaJanuary 17, 2025

B.F. Skinner’s Quote Reminds Us About The Fallback Of Punishment

This B.F. Skinner quote on behavior is an important reminder...

LisaNovember 19, 2024

There are so many benefits to teaching your dog chin rest. Fear Free cooperative care and lowering arousal are among them. However, if you have already trained your dog to do a strong hand touch or nose targeting behavior, it can complicate this dog training lesson. No worries! It just means thinking creatively to problem solve. In this blog post, you will learn more why and how to train your dog chin rest.

Training Your Dog To Do Chin Rest For Cooperative Care

There are so many benefits to training your to do...

LisaNovember 11, 2024

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