Loving the Vacuum Cleaner
Here’s a little video I made of my dogs’ response to the vacuum cleaner. Hurray for classical conditioning! As ...
You Don’t Have to Go Through the Door Before Your Dog!
When Annie Phenix of Phenix Dogs recently mentioned to me that the “door myth” is still alive and well, I ...
Accidental Punishment
I charged straight into a positive punishment scenario by accident recently.
I’ve been somewhat in the training ...
Sink or Swim: Eight Ways You Might Be Flooding Your Dog
Thank you to Marge Rogers, Debbie Jacobs, and Randi Rossman for discussions regarding this post. The point of view ...
But It Worked for My Dog!!
What happens when someone shares a “success” story about training with aversives? Here’s my response to a ...
How To Train Your Dog to Stand Using Capturing
When people consider how to teach a dog to stand, they usually envision the action of standing up. They ...
Please Go Away: Dog Body Language Study
One of the things I am very grateful for in my life with dogs is that my current three get along. They don’t ...
Shaping without a Clicker
Most trainers agree that if there is one thing that the tool called a clicker is useful for in particular, it is ...
Six Ways to Prepare Your Dog for Fireworks
Oh no. Noisy holiday rolling around again, and your dog is scared of fireworks?
Even though it’s just a few days ...
Not All “Choices” Are Equal
Shout-outs to Companion Animal Psychology for the post, The Right to Walk Away” which covers the effects of ...
Let Rats Decide
I generally write a lot about dog body language in my blog. I discuss letting animals have a say in how and when ...
Before You Share That “Cute” Dog and Baby Picture…
First things first. I didn’t write this with you in mind. Let’s not make this about your dog or your parental ...