by PPGWorld | Feb 21, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
By Debbie Bauer I receive a lot of great ideas for new blog posts – Thank you so much for those. I’m always looking for ideas to write about that will be useful to each of you as readers. One...
by Eileen Anderson | Feb 16, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Training
I think I’ve figured something out. I continue to see the concept of choice bandied about the positive reinforcement-based training world. It can be a code word for a setup that includes negative reinforcement. “I’m going to do something physically...
by Anna Francesca Bradley | Feb 12, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Training
We’re getting a puppy! How amazingly, brilliantly, wonderfully exciting…. then puppy arrives! No, really – having a puppy is an incredibly enriching period of our lives and we are indeed privileged to share our lives with these wondrous, funny, all...
by PPGWorld | Feb 5, 2018 | Training
By Jane Bowers Tracking is a fun activity many dogs can do and that most enjoy. Generally if a dog enjoys retrieving, has some prey drive, shows persistence in finding things and is in good health, they will do well …
by PPGWorld | Feb 2, 2018 | Animal Behavior, Pet Guardians, Training
By Julie Naismith “Is it my fault my dog has separation anxiety?” That’s the most common question dog owners have when they first find out their dog has separation anxiety. It can be hard to ignore the suggestion that you...