by Claire Staines | Oct 20, 2015 | Training
Well the simple answer to that is NO! Of course we know that. If anybody asked you that question nowadays you’d probably be very amused. Why do I ask this on a dog training blog I hear you say? Well, …
by Eileen Anderson | Oct 15, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Training
I charged straight into a positive punishment scenario by accident recently. I’ve been somewhat in the training doldrums lately, probably because I am putting so much energy into finishing my book. I have several training activities that I fall back...
by Carolyn Kocman | Oct 13, 2015 | Animal Behavior, Training
Humans take years to learn socialization skills. In the process of growing from infant to adulthood, the human takes more than 20 years for his or her brain to fully develop. Yet during this time there is much socialization that …
by Tonya Wilhelm | Oct 10, 2015 | Pet Guardians, Training
As a dog Mom and professional dog trainer, dog safety is always on my mind. It seems every year, I start to question things I’ve done in the past, as to whether or not it is safe. My current dog, …
by PPGWorld | Oct 7, 2015 | Business & Consulting
Drawing empathy into our training practice is so important. As positive reinforcement training is involves multiple choices (such do we shape, capture or lure this behavior? What sort of reward should we choose; food or something else? What is our...
